globalisation in china

Question 1

what happened to extreme poverty due to globalisation

Answer 1

-reduced from 88% in 1981 to only 0.7% in 2018

Question 2

what industry is booming

Answer 2

“hi tec” industry- due to high value products like iphone being manufactured than throwaway sweatshops

Question 3

what happened in the workshops in earlier years

Answer 3

-around 2500 metal workers in YongKang lost a limb or finger due to dangerous working conditions in factories

Question 4

example of dangerous air pollution

Answer 4

• the WHO is concerned with the high average levels of deadly particles which can settle in lungs e.g. PM2.5 particles coming from vehical emissions and industry discharge

Question 5

example of gains from globalisation

Answer 5

car ownership grown from one in a hundred to one in five families since 2000

Question 6

what has helped encourage local companies

Answer 6

-local companies have adopted technologies and management techniques brought to china by TNC’s

Question 7

example of one of the worlds largest TNC’s in china

Answer 7

ICBC

Question 8

why is ICBC so huge

Answer 8

-gov support (state owned- benefit from gov backing- stability and access to resources)
-global expansion (expanded operations internationally- establish branches in key barkets - diversify and attract customers)
-technological investment (advance operational efficiency and improve customer experience)

Question 9

what has happened to national income

Answer 9

per capita disposable income in 2017 was 2.1X that of 2010

Question 10

what happened to chinas world trade

Answer 10

share of world trade increased from 1 to 6 percent from 1979 to 2003

Question 11

unemployment

Answer 11

youth unemployment rose to 21.3% in june 2023

Question 12

air quality

Answer 12

rated AQI 132 when satisfactory air quality is around or below AQI 100

Question 13

worker risk

Answer 13

-in dungguan, workers for wintek were poisened by chemicals used to treat iphone touch screen glass

Question 14

SOC in china

Answer 14

-recent gov inicitives aimed at urbanization and rural development highlight evolving nature of social opportunities
-Rural Revitalization Strategy: Launched in 2017, plan focuses on enhancing rural economies, improving living standards, and promoting sustainable development.
-emphasizes rural infrastructure development, etc.

Question 15

POL in china

Answer 15

-disputes over territory (border issues affect international relations)
-rural urban divide (difference in resource allocation- areas like Bejing and Shanghai recieve more investment than rural)

Question 16

EC in china

Answer 16

-foreign investment (establishment of SEZ’s like Shenzen attract investment and boost ec growth)
-global trade (pearl river delta- where products manufactored and shipped- integration in global economy)
-urbanization and migration (rapid growth of industries, rural workers migrate to cities)

Question 17

EN in China

Answer 17

“yangtze river”
-longest river in china and is crucial water source for industry
-rapid industrialisation along river lead to pollution which affects water quality and biodiversity