Asia: China
About China
For centuries China has stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences. But in the first half of the 20th century, China was beset by major famines, civil unrest, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established a dictatorship that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping gradually introduced market-oriented reforms and decentralized economic decision making. Output quadrupled in the next 20 years and China now has the world's second largest GDP. Political controls remain tight even while economic controls continue to weaken.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Beijing |
| Population: | 1,273,111,290 (July 2001 est.) |
| Percent below poverty: | 10% (1999 est.) |
| Language: | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages |
| Date of independence: | 221 BC (unification under the Qin o |
| Form of government: | Communist state |
| Title of Leader: | President |
| Natural Resources: | coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) |
| Environmental Issues: | air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal, produces acid rain; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land sin |
| Agricultural Products: | rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish |
| Imports: | machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, plastics, iron and steel, chemicals |
| Exports: | machinery and equipment; textiles and clothing, footwear, toys and sporting goods; mineral fuels |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: Japan 18%, Taiwan 11%, US 10%, South Korea 10%, Germany, Hong Kong, Russia, Malaysia (2000) EXPORTS: US 21%, Hong Kong 18%, Japan 17%, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Singapore, Taiwan (2000) |
China Headlines
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Report: China passenger car sales up 18 pct in Aug
[Sify] - Sep 7 2010 11:54 a.m.
New generation of Myanmar leaders head to China
[Reuters India] - Sep 7 2010 11:54 a.m.
New generation of Myanmar leaders head to China
[Reuters India] - Sep 7 2010 11:54 a.m.
China to build $2bn railway for Iran
[Iran Focus] - Sep 7 2010 11:53 a.m.
SCENARIOS - China's options as BHP chases Potash Corp
[Reuters India] - Sep 7 2010 11:53 a.m.
Taiwan: The Allure of Night Markets
[Elites TV] - Sep 7 2010 11:53 a.m.
Taiwan's exports surge 27 per cent in August to $24 billion amid economic recovery
[Macleans Online] - Sep 7 2010 11:52 a.m.
China urges Iran and IAEA to cooperate
[Reuters India] - Sep 7 2010 11:52 a.m.
Designed in China, self-powered turnstile: Green Pass
[China Hush] - Sep 7 2010 11:51 a.m.
China says willing to work with India for peace in South Asia
[Indian Express] - Sep 7 2010 11:52 a.m.
Cong Maolin: I want to turn my screenplay into a movie
[CHINAdaily] - Sep 7 2010 11:51 a.m.
Bank of China chooses Temenos banking platform
[FSN] - Sep 7 2010 11:51 a.m.
China: Tian Xi deserves happiness
[Elites TV] - Sep 7 2010 11:51 a.m.
China rejects currency pressure
[Melbourne Age] - Sep 7 2010 11:51 a.m.
Metropolitan Bank Expands into China With Support of Misys Opics Plus
[Stockhouse Canada] - Sep 7 2010 11:50 a.m.
Macau?s GDP increased by almost 50 percent
[Macau Business] - Sep 7 2010 11:50 a.m.
China rejects currency pressure
[Trading Room] - Sep 7 2010 11:52 a.m.
Chinese girl, 2, falls into mixing machine's moving blades after accompanying father to work
[Mail Online UK] - Sep 7 2010 11:48 a.m.
Wang Wen: a quality home for the aged
[CHINAdaily] - Sep 7 2010 11:48 a.m.
Slow ticket sales a worry for Hong Kong
[Melbourne Age] - Sep 7 2010 11:48 a.m.
Aldec Awarded 2010 Best FPGA Development Tool in China
[DMN Newswire] - Sep 7 2010 11:48 a.m.
Comment on India takes note of Chinese involvement in Nepal PM?s polls by Prashant Upadhyaya
[Voice Of Sikkim] - Sep 7 2010 11:48 a.m.
China firm-led group wins $2.4 bln Saudi deal
[Maktoob Business] - Sep 7 2010 11:48 a.m.
Manchester United rises to worldwide commercial challenge
[Irish Independent] - Sep 7 2010 11:47 a.m.
Slow ticket sales a worry for Hong Kong
[Sydney Morning Herald] - Sep 7 2010 11:47 a.m.
Misys plc: Metropolitan Bank Expands into China With Support of Misys Opics Plus
[MyNewsDesk] - Sep 7 2010 11:47 a.m.
AIG Seen Leaning towards New Taiwan Unit Sale
[Insurance Journal] - Sep 7 2010 11:46 a.m.
2010 Deep Research Report on Global and China PV Inverter Industry Now Available at ReportsandReports
[Yahoo! Canada] - Sep 7 2010 11:46 a.m.
China to Allow Insurers to Invest in Private Equity and Real Estate
[Insurance Journal] - Sep 7 2010 11:46 a.m.
Thai cabinet approves rail links with China
[Earthtimes.org] - Sep 7 2010 11:44 a.m.
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