China Profile Flashcards
China is the worlds fastest…
Growing country
Why has China’s relationship with trading partners being strained?
China has large trade surpluses and the piracy of goods
Why did expansion occur in China?
Mass privatisation and the opening up to inward FDI
Chinese demand has caused…
Increased demand for commodities such as copper, also for luxury goods from Europe due to the gift giving culture
Where is the big economic disparity in china?
Between rural and urban citizens
China are very dependent on…
Energy since they are the second biggest consumer after the US, s have invested in projects such as the Three Gorges Dam ($25bn)
What massive drawback has China seen due to economic growth?
High levels of pollution causing lots of premature deaths
What political problems has China seen?
High levels of corruption
Poverty in China?
- 200million still don’t have access to safe drinking water
- 500million live on less than $2 a day
Where has China been directing lots of FDI
To African countries to act as an alternative to the West.
