China: The Next Superpower
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China: The Red Giant
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History of China
• China’s 4,000-year history makes it one of the world’s oldest civilizations
• Dynasty rule from 17th century BC to 1912 (Shang – Qing)
• Republic of China established in 1912 - Taiwan• People’s Republic of China established in 1949 –
Mainland China• Communist China established under Mao Zedong (Tsetung)
• Capital City: Beijing• Religions: Taoist (Daoist), Buddhist
• Christian 3-4%, Muslim 1-2%
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• World’s 4th Largest country• Largest country by population:
1.3 billion• World’s largest exporter• 2nd largest economy in the world
• Expected to surpass US in 2012
• Mt. Everest (Nepal border) is world’s tallest peak
• Chinese is one of the world’s oldest written languages
NOTE: Facts from CIA Factbook , Wikipedia
Overview of China
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Economy
• Reforms in 1970s known as Four Modernizations improved agriculture, industry, technology and defense
• World leader in gross value of industrial output• World leader in gross value of agricultural output
• Rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish
• Natural resources• Coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin,
tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
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Three Gorges Dam
• World’s largest capacity hydroelectric power station, generating 18,200 MW*
• Located on the Yangtze River• Controversy
• Sits on seismic fault, increased erosion (80%), displaced 1.24 million residents, flooded 1300 archaeological sites
“* Source from Wikipedia
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Shanghai
• Grew 6-fold in 15 years• Tallest building in 1990
was fire station• Now boasts 1100
skyscrapers• Park Hyatt 93-story
hotel is tallest in the world
• Most populous city, nearly 20 million
1990
2010
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Innovation and Discovery
• Four Great Inventions of ancient China• Papermaking, the compass, gunpowder,
printing (woodblock and movable type)
• Gavin Menzies’ book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World claims Chinese fleets reached America prior to Christopher Columbus in 1492• Most professional histories refute this theory
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Transportation
• National highway system 2nd only to US
• Longest high-speed rail system in the world• 4,000 miles of routes in
service
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Chinese Wonders
• Great Wall of China• 5,500.3 miles• 220-206 BC by First
Emperor, Qin Shi Huang• 5th century BC – 16th century
• Terracotta Army• 210 BC depicting Emperor
Qin Shi Huang’s army• 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots
with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses
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Chinese Challenges
• Environmental• Air pollution, soil erosion, fall of water table
• Human Rights• Human Trafficking, poverty/labor, “one child”
law, censorship, etc. • All broadcast media are state-owned, content
state approved and controlled• Many social media sites and other Internet
sites banned (including mobile sites)
China: The Next Superpower
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