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China
Plus Hong Kong, Tibet, Taiwan, and Mongolia
too
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Chinese Flag obtained from:http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fa
ctbook/
Hong KongBritish seized
Hong Kong after the Opium War
Britain had a 99 year lease
Lease was up in 1997
http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=hongkong.jpg
Hong KongBritish colony
until 1997Thrived under
capitalismNow a part of
China as a SAR
http://www.pics4learning.com/details.php?img=orint083.jpg
Southern China
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3403188
China per capita
income by province
Chinese EconomyHuge export
economyBased upon
cheap laborEconomy
growing at 8% per year
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3375500
Chinese Energy NeedsChina is 2nd largest
energy consumer (behind the U.S.)
Oil imports have quintupled since 1997
Real reason for rise in oil prices
http://www.mmeconomics.com.ge/arc/2000/jurnali%202002/image%201/opec_barrel.jpg
TaiwanThe Republic of
ChinaChiang Kai-shek
fled to Taiwan in 1949
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/flags/tw-flag.html
Taiwan claims to be the sole legitimate ruler of China
Taiwan China wants
Taiwan U.S. protects
Taiwan– Democracy– High Tech
Economy Taiwan
independencehttp://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_map/taiwan.gif
Taiwan–Referred to as an economic
tiger because of cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports (also South Korea)
Mongolia The Mongol Empire was founded
by Genghis Khan in 1206 Mongolia is the world’s least
densely populated country Approximately 30% of the
population are nomadic or semi-nomadic
One Child PolicyPopulation controlOne child per
couple2nd child okay if
first child is a girlSex ratio is 118
boys to 100 girlshttp://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3501761
China’s population is now growing at .57%
The total fertility rate is around 1.4 which is below the replacement rate of 2.1
One Child Policy
High plateau
Was ruled by the Dali Lama
Claimed by China– Occupied
in 1950
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11017703
Tibet
TibetWants to be
autonomous–Rights for
Tibetan culture
Many Han Chinese moving in
http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Countries/
Beijing Olympics2008
OlympicsProblems:
–Protests over Tibet
–Freedom of Speech
–Pollutionhttp://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11090045
Communist China?? Capitalist Economy
– China getting richer– Larger middle class– Better educated
Communist Government– No democracy– No freedom of
speech
The Great Internet Firewall
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