GLOBALISATION- CHINA

Question 1

when did China start their open door policy?

Answer 1

1978

Question 2

What is China’s open door policy?

Answer 2

China opening up to other countries to attract FDI through special economic zones (SEZ)

Question 3

What is a benefit of China’s open door policy?

Answer 3

• 10% increase in GDP each year of the 2000s which has lifted the nation out of poverty

Question 4

Why were businesses attracted to China?

Answer 4

• cheap, young and efficient work force
• very small amount of tax
• immediate access to contaienr ports, major roads and airports

Question 5

Who is the worlds largest reciever of FDI?

Answer 5

China

Question 6

Why did western cultures not interact with China prior to the Open Door policy in 1978?

Answer 6

• propaganda from both America and China, with films and media portraying fear and hate
• America and China were on opposing sides over conflict
• China had originally been very closed off from the world

Question 7

How did investment from the west change life in China?

Answer 7

• new trade opportunites
• consumer goods but they counldnt afford them
• increase in free expression
• modernised farming equipment
• exposure to western cultures

Question 8

What is an aerotropolis?

Answer 8

A city with an airport at its centre

Question 9

Why is there a SEZ and aerotropolis is Zhengzhou?

Answer 9

Zhengzhou is an inland city in the East of China, alongside a river, with a long history as a trading a transport hub. It is well connected to the rest of China

Question 10

Why are some people for the developments of airports and aerotropolis?

Answer 10

They attract investment and FDI which then triggers the multiplier effect

Question 11

Why are some people against the development of airports and aerotropolis?

Answer 11

The negative environmental impacts such as air and noise pollution.

The airports are made redundant if there are high speed railways that are well connected

Question 12

When did China become a member of the WTO?

Answer 12

2001

Question 13

What are some positive impacts of China’s open door policy?

Answer 13

• led to rapid ecomonic growth
• lifted more than 850million people from poverty
• allows free trade
• improved international relations

Question 14

What are some negative impacts of China’s open door policy?

Answer 14

• workers are exploited
• greenhouse gas emissions have increased
• increased obesity in China
• tensions between Asian nations and China
• Chinese culture has been eroded by Western cultures