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

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