How to Define a Modern and Powerful

Nation Today?A Deep Investigation on

China

Introduction• Topic studied with reasons:

Investigate the cost of developing a country rapidly

• Aims: Find out the dark side of China and give it suggestions, define a modern nation.

• Methods of study: Internet, Books • Group list: Lee Chun Hing (6) Pang Chi Fai (12) Yam Pak Four (18)

Lam Wing Yan (24)Lo Hei Yiu (30)Yu Wai Yan(36)

Content• Better-off Well Developed Zone and

Developing Zone• Attainment of People• Freedom of Speech and Press

Better-off Well Developed Zone and Developing Zone

• Gap between urban and rural areas• Household registration system• Poor Disparity

Gap between urban and rural areas

Towns look like Europe while villages look like Africa?

Shanghai Sichuan

BIG DIFFERENCE!• Buildings?• Roads?• Environment?• Hygiene?• Density?

Household Registration System• People are divided into agriculture

accounts and non-agricultural household– Degree of difficulty of the examinations:Agriculture accounts: much more difficultNon-agricultural household: easier↘Intensive competition↘Only a few agriculture accounts can study

in universities

Household Registration System• Insufficient employment

opportunitiesLow educational level low-paying

jobs• Many agriculture accounts can’t get

jobs in cities become farmersTheir children and even

grandsons/granddaughters will be farmers again

↘Unchangeable fate

Poor Disparity

Coastal areas:richer

Poor Disparity

Inland areas:poorer

Poor Disparity• Inequitable distribution of social resourcesEducation, employment opportunities…• Corruption• Birth rate and population size:Number of children of urban residents is

only half of that of rural residents

Attainment of People• Not Civic-minded• Serious corruption• Poor public order• Shoddy work and inferior materials• Unguaranteed food

Not Civic-minded• Not compassionate• Cold-blooded• Selfish

Civic education?

Serious Corruption• No organization to supervise officials↘Intensified corruption↘Nowhere for complaining

Poor Public Order– Income of urban and rural residents– Unemployment rate stands high– Bad morale

Shoddy Work and Inferior Materials

• Jerry-built• Loss:MoneyWorkers’ livesPublic’s livesPeople’s confidence

Comparison on Earthquakes happened in Different Countries

China JapanLocation In Seismic zone(地震帶 )Places frequently happen earthquakes

- Sichuan- Gansu- Yunnan

- Tokyo

Characteristics of buildings

-Tall- Not firm enough

- Short - Firm

Death toll(e.g. earthquakes of magnitude 7.2)

Hebei earthquake: 80,000  Kobe earthquake: 500

Photos taken after the earthquakes

Unguaranteed Food• Fake food• Bad effects on people’s health Lose suretyDamage China’s image

Made in China?

Freedom of Speech and Press

• News blackout• Internet blockade– ✓Good news – ✓Growth in economy– ✖Tyranny of government– ✖Living methods of western

countries– ✖Encouragement democracy

AnalysisRapid development on economy

↕38 million population living in poverty

• Reasons:Serious corruptionHousehold registration system↘Unfair distribution of public sources

AnalysisImportant position in the world

↕People have no confidence on the

products labelled “Made in China”

• Reasons:Not civic-mindedPoor public orderShoddy work and inferior materials

RecommendationRapid growth have to pay the price• Slightly slow down the developmentPay more attention to people’s living

qualityShorten the poor disparity• Set up an ICAC authorize officials• Harsher punishment Less shoddy

work and unsafe food• Cancel household registration system

References• Wikipedia• Google search and photos• 新疆哲學社會科學網• 新浪網新聞 (news.sina.com.hk)• 中思網 (mil.sinoth.com)• 中國地震局 (cea.gov.cn)