China background informations - Area: 9‚596‚961 sq. km - Population (July‚ 2010): 1‚330‚141‚295. Annual growth rate: 0.494 % - Ethnic groups: Han Chinese is 91.5%‚ ethnic minority and other nationalities are 8.5%. - Religions: Officially atheist‚ Daoist (Taoist)‚ Buddhist‚ Christian is about 3%-4%‚ Muslim is approximately 1%-2%. - Languages: Mandarin is also called Putonghua is the main language in China‚ plus many local dialects. - Government: Communist party-led state. - GDP is $4.814 trillion
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Great Wall of China is one of the world’s popular wonders in the ancient world that some people wish they can visit. The Great Wall is the longest monument known to mankind. The Great Wall wasn’t just there for show it has a really important job for the Chinese. Shi Huangdi created the Great Wall and with some prisoners of war. He built the wall to protect them from the Mongolians and other invaders. Meng T’ien employed 300‚000 men to construct different sections of the Great Wall of China. Qin Shih
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that arise AMERICANS don’t know much about China. What they do know comes from three main sources: movies‚ the news‚ and history classes. This can be a sensitive subject‚ and I do not wish to offend anyone - my goal is only to give you an overview of American stereotypes of China. Just as I have encountered many stereotypes that the Chinese have of America (some accurate‚ some absurd‚ some insulting)‚ one can similarly encounter American stereotypes of China in the US. - All Chinese know kungfu and
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The Great Wall of China served its purpose as a great defensive wall. It was constructed over many dynasties; however‚ the main structure was built between 221 and 201 B.C. The wall was built to stop tribes from invading from the north. It was cleverly built with simple materials. During the Qin dynasty it especially achieved its purpose by defending the Chinese people from the Mongols. The Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese people from invasion. The Xiongnu tribes from the north
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China China Structural * Ah Xian’s ‘Bust 66’ in the series ‘China China’ is made from porcelain and overtop of closed mouth and eyes are the traditional Chinese landscape paintings of misty mountains‚ waterfalls and wooden bridges. * Ah Xian’s semi abstracted qualities of his work make the face look recessive and his use of shadows create a contemporary feel to the artwork. * This artwork evidently reflects his Chinese culture and heritage through the painted surface designs‚ yet
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Sustainable International Investment October 18‚ 2010 Editor-in-Chief: Karl P. Sauvant Editor: Thomas Jost Associate Editor: Ken Davies Managing Editor: Ana-Maria Poveda-Garces Inward FDI in China and its policy context by Ken Davies∗ After opening its doors to foreign trade and investment in 1978‚ China has become the largest recipient of inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) among developing and transition economies. The early policy of investment attraction by means of fiscal incentives and
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Blind People in China. There are 5 million blind people in the whole world. And China is taking the first place of this problem. China accounts about 18% of blind people. Most of them can’t live independent; they all need someone’s help. Also we can know that 90% of blind people are living in modern cities. For example: Beijing (capital)‚ Shanghai and etc. Тhe total number of blind people in China at any given time expressed as a percentage of the total population -- is around 0.4%. According
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British imperialism in China and India brought very different responses‚ in part because of the nature of imperialism in each place. While both regions were greatly influenced by the British‚ in India the country was placed under the direct rule of the Queen. In China on the other hand‚ the "spheres of influence" were economic‚ and did not entail direct British rule. During the British imperial age the culture of China continued on much the same as it had before‚ while in India the British tried
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PESTLE ANALYSIS OF CHINA Introduction Location: It is Northwest of the Tibet. The greater part of the country is mountainous. Its principal ranges are the Tien Shan‚ the Kunlun chain‚ and the Trans-Himalaya. These separating China from South and Central Asia. Mt. Everest (8‚848 m)‚ lies on the China–Nepal border‚ while the world’s second-highest point‚ K2 is situated on China’s border with Pakistan. Capital:- Beijing World’s second-largest country by land area‚and the third- or fourth-largest
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CHINA-U.S BILATERAL RELATION Background: Relation between the Peoples Republic of China and the United States have generally been stable with some period of tension‚ especially after the breakup of the Soviet Union which removed the common enemy and ushered in a world characterized by American dominance. There are also concerns which relate to Human Rights in the PRC and the political status of Taiwan. While there are some irritants in China-U.S relation‚ there are also many stabilizing factors
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