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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