china government tackling socio - economic issue

Question 1

housing

Answer 1

57% of population live in urban areas, causing overcrowding
government are planning to build 36 million affordable homes in urban areas

all land in China is under state control, local officials taking over land and evicting residents for projects like Beijing olympics and three gorges dam, using violent tactics and turning off electricity and heating
government changing the law in 2010 to ban forced evictions and allowing people to appeal

Question 2

environment

Answer 2

16 out of worlds 20 most polluted countries are in China, 50% of population cannot access clean water
Beijing have issued its first red alert closing factories and schools, shows sign that government are understanding how to react to these extreme conditions

government are also attempting to cut pollution and shut down thousands of coal factories, although only 8 out of china’s 74 biggest cities passed the basic air quality standards in 2014

Question 3

health

Answer 3

obesity is an increasing problem with a third of city dwellers being overweight and obesity rates doubling in past 30 years

china has a two tier health system one for the rich which is government backed and expensive, the other is illegal and cheap
due to this government are spending $371 billion to improve access to health care in rural areas