china today
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China Today
A Look Inside One of the World’s Most Rapidly Changing Countries
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China
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China
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Population
• 1.3 billion people• homogenous population• 92% are Han Chinese• 55 other ethnic groups
make up the remaining 8% of China’s population
• 90% live in the coastal areas of eastern China
• growing at a rate of 7.5 million each year
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Rural vs. Urban
• Most Chinese still live in small, rural villages.
• However, many people are leaving China’s villages for its booming cities.
• There are currently 9 cities in China with at least 4 million people.
• Shanghai (13 million) and Beijing (12 million) are China’s largest cities.
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Government
• Communist government• Economic freedom has
not led to more political freedom.
• Government controls most areas of everyday life.
• Ex. The government controls newspapers and Internet access.
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Violating Human Rights
• Many countries have accused China of not respecting human rights:-Tiananmen Square-Tibet
• Many U.S. politicians want to limit trade with China until it shows more respect for human rights.
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Economy
• Mixed economy• Most Chinese are
farmers, but industry is rapidly growing.
• Although many Chinese still live in poverty, economic growth has improved wages and living standards in China.
• The Chinese currency is called the yuan.
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Farming
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Industry
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Education
• Education is extremely important.
• Students must pass a test in order to get into good schools.
• Chinese students spend more time in school and have more homework than American students.
• They do a great deal of studying!
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Issues & Challenges• air and water pollution
• deforestation/loss of farmland
• poverty
• government control
• human rights violations
• defective products (i.e. food, paint, toys)