1GB1 - China

Question 1

How has Shanghai changed over the past 30 years?

Answer 1

Shanghai was a treaty port following the Opium wars
Colonial powers such as Britain and France focused investment here
Developed as a result of its international trade relations

Question 2

How has rural decline impacted China?

Answer 2

FDI is focused towards the east of the country, so there is a lack of development in the west.
With the lack of investment in industry, education and infrastructure, net migration is out of the region

Question 3

How has the One Child Policy impacted China?

Answer 3

The prevention of over 400 million births helped avoid a nationwide famine, allowing it to economically grow

Question 4

How does China interact with the world politically?

Answer 4

Control over the South China Sea is an important part of its trade.
China does not trade with countries that recognise Taiwan as independent, so nations who rely on China such as the developed countries do not recognise Taiwan

Question 5

How does China interact with the world socially?

Answer 5

90th out of 132 countries for social progress, due to maltreatment of Uighur Muslims
Prioritised economic growth over social development

Question 6

How does China interact with the world culturally>

Answer 6

Chinese culture such as food and tourism has had a growing influence in the 21st century
Self-promotion by hosting the 2008 Olympics and investments into the sports industry

Question 7

What is China’s place in world trade?

Answer 7

Many TNCs outsource manufacturing to China to take advantage of cheap labour
China allow FDI to help develop their secondary sector, allowing for their progress into the tertiary
Pearl River Delta is responsible for 10% of GDP and 25% of exports in a country heavily involved in global trade

Question 8

Why does China not have good relations with countries in South East Asia?

Answer 8

Tried to control the entire South China Sea for resources and trade routes, but other countries claim parts of it
Builds artificial islands to block of access in certain parts

Question 9

What is the environmental impact of China’s development of their secondary sector?

Answer 9

83% of Chinese people regularly breathe unhealthy air
Breathing air in Beijing equal to smoking 40 cigarettes daily
China emits 27% of global greenhouse emissions
Beijing emits 12% globally
60% of groundwater is polluted