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Its okay if you hate these ideas. These arejust the basic starting points that our groupcame up with. What wed like to do is hold aclass discussion on what the most pressingproblems are and what the best solutionswould be. The product of this final student-ledclass will (hopefully) be something like animproptu Idiots Guide to Improving Chinahandbook, representing the ideas of everyindividual in our class.
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Make high school compulsory Ensure quality of education- curriculum review and update Hire more qualified teachers- worth the investment Pay teachers more to entice competitive professional teachers Build prestige for the profession of teaching think wise
leader sort of thing
Facilitate quality education to rural areas- build universitybranches Work study programs Open classes
Online classes PC government program Special, traceable computers to signify government-subsidized
PCs Distance learning for rural areas, college classes, and job
training Research encouragement Open up the ability to research Fund expanding internet access
Poverty line and below: free education GPA construction Entrance Exams: kee but shift focus. Admission to Universities
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Improve communication within the countryIntroduce the rural areas to the internet and
other communications devicesLay a fiber optic network that connects the
entire countrySend government officials to oversee distant
areasRotate well-paid officials in and out of different
areas randomly to avoid corruptionConduct regular but random audits andinspections to ensure lawful practices
Establish all-purpose government-run centersto handle health care, law enforcement, etc.Easier to establish one center to handle many
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Perhaps avoid rotating officialsBuild relationships with constituencyBuild experience with a certain community
Bring governments concern outwardAnonymous methods of advising and criticism
for the people
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Bumper crops
Animal farming
Hydroponics!
AeroponicsApiculture
Encourage research and technology in thisarea
Facilitate access of rural areas to newtechnology
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Growing plants using mineral nutrientsolutions, without SOIL!
Soil acts as a mineral nutrient reservoir (not
entirely essential)Mineral nutrients dissolve in water; plant roots
are able to absorb them
Almost any terrestrial plant will grow with
hydroponics!
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Growing plants in an air or mist environmentwithout the use of soil or a medium
Can also be done in a semi-closed
environmentSpraying the plant roots with a nutrient rich
solution
Aeration of nutrient solution delivers more
oxygen to plant roots
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Maintenance of bee colonies in order topollinate crops and collect honey
Diverse ClimateDevelop research on cultivating crops best
suited for the mulitude of Chineseenvironments - maximize efficiency/crop
production
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Work on making the water supply moremobileInstall a better water systemLook into other methods of collecting water
RainwaterHumidity/moisture
Repeal one child policy and EAT BABIES
Get over it and just continue to trade for foodWork on diplomacy and trade
Genetic engineering of crops resistant topressures
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Clean energy from renewable sourcesTake advantage of the great capacity for
hydropowerWind farmsInstall solar panels on every flat surface
possible
Mandatory recycling
Introduce green spaces into urban areasGreen architecture
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Wind FarmsChinese analysts estimate that the total potential wind
power generating capacity in China exceeds 1 millionMW
Thrive in higher altitudesLand between turbines can be used for just about
anything, as long as it isnt too tallLarge wind resources are in the northern part of the
country, including Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, withvast windswept plains constituting China's "wind belt"similar to the Great Plains of the United States and
CanadaCurrently, China has an installed capacity of just over
6000 MW and is in fifth place globallyPolicymakers have set a goal of 10 GW by 2010,
however this is a mere fraction of Chinas potential
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This is architecture that incorporates plant lifeinto buildings using aeroponics andhydroponics
Different types of plants have been found toremove pollution from the environmentGenetically engineered plants have been
specifically designed to remove pollution evenbetter than their natural counterparts
Raises awareness and appreciation
Several designs for farming in skyscrapershave been proposed
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Getting western countries on board
- tarriffs, taxes, penalties for producingpollution over a certain amount
- make outside investors choose betweengreener practices and paying for pollutioncredits
Create a cultural movement that values green
practices and responsible stewardship of landOffer incentives for investors to engage in
green practices
- create competition
- tax breaks, preferential treatment, special
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More successful and far-reaching job trainingprograms with flexible hours
Job placement program
Government will require both government-controlled operations and private businesses toregister job openings that remain open forlonger than a certain amount of time
Individuals seeking jobs enter the program, andthe government matches the individual with anemployer
This may involve relocation, additional training,etc.
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Create jobs for anything and everything!
Government-subsidized jobs that benefitsocietyHydroponics, green energy government
projectsBring into rural areas and have these people
build and then operate
No tea parties - EVER
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Mastercard is not an option.
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Tax the growing upper classIncrease investment opportunitiesDevelopment research in applied sciences and
technologyManufacturing and marketing
Increase tax on investing companiesBalance between deterring investors and profiting
as much as possibleRent-a-convictRather than killing most of the criminals, use them!Much like the job placement program, place non-
violent criminals in jobsRather than keeping their wages, the wages go to
the countryPrisoners wear electronic GPS bracelets at all times
and are subject to evaluation by supervisorsKeep them in line by threatening to put them back
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Put convicts to work and sell the products
Sell the organs of executed convictsMethods of killing the convicts without
damaging organs
Government should start pirating things
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Anything we left out?
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