... history of China 3 III. The political impact on the economy 4 IV. Current economic situation 4 V. Current economic problems 5 VI. Future economic problems 5 VII. The impact of the World Trade Organisation accession 6 VIII. Future Solutions 6 IX. Conclusion 7 X. Bibliography 8 I. Introduction In the mid-19th century a Lancashire mill-owner said that "if only the Chinese could be persuaded to lengthen their shirts by a foot, the ... ears, western corporations, politicians and businessmen flocked to China with the promise of huge returns on their investments. Completely ignoring the fact t...

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... of energy has been increasing because of domestic demand, and exports have also been increasing, such as large shipping. Those problems also have been causing environmental problems such as air pollution and water pollution. China has increasingly produced CO2 emissions in millions of tons since 1978 to 2009. I will talk about how China reforms their economic and triggered by the liberal ... and progressive policies from 1978, and how China became an important country as an economic power to now. When the economy grew rapidly, ... experienced the great and structural changes continuousl...

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... on imports shows that China was consuming massive amounts of opium. For the last 50 years of the 19th century opium clearly played a very important role in the Chinese economy. Opium was used in three main areas of the economy. First it was used as a substitute for money, second it helped local officials meet taxation quotas, and finally it financed the self-strengthening program. ... that changes in distribution or the legal enforcement of laws could lead to wide ranging fiscal short falls and problems. Smoking of opium in China was a major factor in developing China into a somewhat mod...

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... without dividing into the spheres of influence. Such attitude is based on the process of Chinese economical integration into the world market economy. New essence of Chinese geopolitics was created during XVII Congress of the Communist party. Firstly new ideology was adopted concerning Chinese place and prospects of its development in new globalizing world. Secondly, a new assessment of the international situation was made. Old ideology ... a leader of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and thereby strengthen the political position in the region. Skeptics, however, stressed the cruci...

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... speaking, the impact is no less powerful than the mushroom after a nuclear explosion. In China, which is the most seriously affected areas, the prime minister Mr. Wen Jiabao said it was becoming "increasing apparent" that China's economy, officially the world's fastest growing, was being hit. The Chinese economy grew by 8% in 2002, but some analysts forecast growth may slow to 6.5% this year. Firstly, the ... business activities continue to cause concern. A number of foreign firms have closed their offices in China or ordered expatriate employees to return home. On May 6th ... report th...

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... is described by a farmer who visited the Song emperor with an expensive meal as a gift, which is the typical way to honor the emperor. It shows that the ingredients Chinese people used in the old period were precious, the cooking skills were also complex. They tried their best to make the best cuisine so that they could receive praise from the emperor ... Li Shi-zhen wrote a book Compendium of Materia Medica on the use of herbs in Chinese cuisines. The enthusiasm of the Chinese people and the popularity of cooking encouraged the development of Chinese cooking technology. Most of Chinese...

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... website that battled internet censorship with the Chinese government. The government is forcing the general Chinese public to accept censorship, and it is obvious that the Chinese are eager to find out information. Fortunately, media coverage in China is more diverse than ever before because of their growing economy that is flourishing better than ever before. I believe the Chinese's growing number of questions against their government ... popularity of computer science has made china's public more aware and less accepting of their traditional censorship. Inventing a new culture in China ...

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... signed (Uberoi, 2008 p. 235). It highlights the importance of bilateral issues and international problems and " Sino-Russian consultation and collaboration in fields of diplomacy, national defence, judiciary, economy, science and technology" (Uberoi, 2008 p. 235). China plays an active role in international institutions like the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and ... name a few (Guthrie, 2006 p. 64). As mentioned, China's emergence in the global economy also created opportunities and benefits for the rest of the world. Uberoi (2008, p. 124) states that C...

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... and healthcare. Hence, our research group wants to clarify that idea by providing more reliable information prove that why China is still a developing country when they are the world largest economy. They must be rich, but why? We will let people know more about China. We will also let them know the differences between developing and developed country, what makes one ... reduce the amount of population and help all citizen to improve their standard livings, the country can, in the future, become a developed country. We have to learn about China on why it is considered as a developing co...

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... The belief was seen as harmful to the state since it went against the beliefs of the beloved Confucianism. One of the main problems with Buddhism was that monks preached on celibacy. This was a huge concern to Confucius followers since this practice would discontinue family lineages ... and would not produce heirs to the aristocracy. It was also seen as unproductive to the state's economy since spending time worshipping and meditating would take time away from work. Along with these reasons China was at a time of great prosperity ... Rulers of both kingdoms frantically looked for a solut...

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... Human Runners Provided speedy services. The equal-field system, was to ensure an equitable distribution of land and to avoid the concentration of landed property that had caused social problems during Han Dynasty. This system allotted land to individuals and their families according to the lands fertility and recipients needs. (pg. 379). When fast ripening rice came to ... believed that academic and philosophical investigations were important for practical affairs. Neo- confucianism ranks as an important cultural development for two reasons: It illustrated the deep influence of Buddhism...

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China has been a remarkably successful economy since its adaptation of market-oriented reforms in 1978. The country's real GDP growth has averaged about 9% each year from 1979 to the present (Naughton, 1995). Vietnam has also gone through a terrific economic development after the country's transition process from centrally-planned economy to a market economy and it also gone from a poor to a middle-income country in just 20 years. Over the past five decades, East Asia has emerged as a region with several spectacular stories (i.e. Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan) of catch-up development. Both Chin...

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Introduction The Chinese government has set up a large amount of economic and technological development zones approved by the State Council as state-level economic and technological development zones(SETDZs). However, this rate of growth is causing significant problems in it's sustainability. The government has spent more money in these developmental zones, but receive much less net revenue. This ... SETDZs and 84 SETDZs, all on the eastern coastal regions, with 87 SETDZs in the middle west regions. They are served as "windows and bases"" in the fields capital attraction, export enlargement,...

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... China had already achieved and surpassed the government's declared target at seven percent growth; but figures from the Chinese government are often distorted to meet standards due to the governments" involvement in business and the fiscal stimulus program. Now according to many analysts, China's economy has achieved a "soft landing". They did this by establishing a stable growth with low inflation. Even with this improvement ... millions of people without employment who work for the nation's state-owned sectors. There will not be enough investments and profit to resolve china's structu...

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... banks increased their bad loans to figures which are worrying. The current figures of nonperforming loans raise many problems especially because they show that Chinese banks are struggling to keep the nonperforming loans under control thus creating pressure on asset quality. Therefore, if the Chinese government does not take measures to write off the bad loans, its GDP will continue to increase, ... 45 percent similar to United State while China GDP is much lower. There is no openness in the Chinese government which is a necessity in modern economies. there is a huge correlation between G...

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... Ready to sell to the Chinese the British came with ships full of opium. The Chinese population became fixated on opium, and silver began to vanish in China in exchange for the new drug. This vast exchange had begun to disrupt the Chinese economy. The imperialism that the British were bringing on the Chinese people made their economy decline. The Chinese government inevitably stepped up and took ... communism, China was united under Communist rule. This nation faced many challenges after becoming Communist. Mao had to overcome poverty, starvation, illiteracy, and disease, which lingered i...

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... perception and affected their decision over what to do about some critical decisions. Granted, opium was a serious problem, but even the most simplest of life forms, barbarians, can cause major problems. After China losing the Opium Wars, they marked the entrance of western imperialism into China with Treaty of Nanking. If China perceived the West as a real threat and not as ... helped undermine the confidence of the Chinese people in their own government. This also alienated another group of people in a society plagued with inequalities: from peasant to gentry. The two elements describ...

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... simply producing masses of steel China would be able to solve its economic problems, therefore he wanted as much steel produced as fast as possible and started the Backyard Steel Campaign. At Mao's command the Chinese people went to build their furnaces, 600,000 backyard furnaces were set up in towns and villages all over China. At first this plan from the GLF ... of government ministers 'Peasants are hiding food and a very bad. There is no communist spirit in them! Peasants are after all peasants. That's the only way the can behave.' The collectivisation programme that began in 19...

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... the employment and social opportunities that are reserved for the American people. Moreover, the Americans concluded that the social and economic problems in China would manifest itself in California if the Chinese managed to become too big a part of the Society. These Chinese unskilled laborers provided many aspects of industry that the Americans could not for the local culture. One of the major reasons why ... to be too dirty and tiresome. However, by 1870, when the gold mines were mostly exhausted, the Americans spurred sentiment that the immigrants are playing too big of a role in t...

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... decades is a plan consisting of a short term vision that is not only inhumane but will ultimately lead to more problems rather than solutions in the future for China. In order to clearly see these problematic facets, one must first examine the history of China and its birth control policies ... family planning the job of both the husband and the wife. It also prohibits sex determination and sex selective abortion, one of the major problems of the previous one child policy. A few problematic features still linger however, including: lack of family planning help for unmarried couples and ....

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... subsidies on consumer good, which allowed the market to determine the price of goods to spur economic growth and encourage consumption. As these reforms began to stabilise in the Chinese economy, more goods appeared in shops and wages increased for several years. Amazingly the enduring problem of unemployment and underemployment reduced because of more and more people becoming self-employed. Also China ... , improved its peoples welfare, turned China into a major trading nation. There has offcourse also been many negative impacts, as any reforming communist state always face a variety of...

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... , damaging the ego and integrity of China. America is leaving China no choice but to back away from any goodwill that has been generate in the past. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said on June 4, 2001 that China firmly opposes the United States allowing Taiwan leader to visit the USA. " ... of their pilot and made demands from the beginning rather than being at least a bit apologetic or kind in their first request. Perhaps if Bush were a bit more skilled in Chinese culture he would have made reference to their loss as well as our own and not looked to point ... China is con...

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... marked a rupture with Maoism. The purchases abroad were limited in order to reform the industrial economy. The prices of the agricultural products increased. In spring 1986, it was the separation between the State and the Party and in January 1992, Special Zones were opened in Shangai. It was the beginning of the opening of the Chinese market. Now let's move on to the Policy of opening ... an important domestic demand which is unsatisfied. This demand is higher than the supply. However the effect is not an increase of the prices but an increase of the competition. Chinese have also a br...

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... in my notebook that when we discussed Chinese religion, I marked three religions down: Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. I now realize that I was incorrect. Confucianism has a lot to do with religion, but it has a lot to do with other things as well. So instead of a religion, I should have recorded Confucianism as a state of mind or a group of ideas. Confucius had no problems ... with any religions. He did not believe one religion was the "true" religion. He didn't say one was better than the other. Confucius supported all religions. (Cotterell) The main two, Buddhism and Daoism, were ...

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... , the flash of the sparks, the deafening sound, these are all things that the Chinese are now used to, since the creation of their space program. As romantic as this launch sounds, there are many problems in China's new space program and many people are questioning what's the point, after man ... 10 times less on its space program, and for a country that is still developing, this puts an enormous strain on China's economy (Kahn 2). Another problem of the Chinese space program is that of it really offers no technological breakthroughs. The crowning achievement to this point has been Shen-...

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