China Today

1. China Today Chapter 22, section 3

2. China’s Economy • Under communism- Command Economy • Since 1970s-Allowed aspects of market economy- Mixed Economy • Some Private ownership • Foreign business people allowed to own companies

3. Types of Economies • Command Economy Economic system in which the government owns all the businesses and makes all of the decisions • Market Economy An economic system based on free trade and competition

4. Economy Today Agriculture Industry Industry and manufacturing most profitable part of Chinese economy Manufactures many products Rice, wheat, corn, and potatoes More Chinese work in farming than anything else 10 percent of land good for farming

6. China’s government • Government tightly controls most areas of life • Government controls newspapers and internet • People who oppose the government are harshly punished • China controls Tibet • Limits rights since 1959 rebellion

8. Rural China Urban China Higher standard of living Shanghai is largest city Beijing is capital Rapid city growth Seaport, industrial Cultural and political center Trade and tourism-Hong Kong Healthier Farming methods outdated • Small villages • Small shops • Not modern

9. Rural China

10. Urban China

11. Challenges

12. Environment • Air and water pollution • (Three Gorges Dam) • Loss of farmland • Loss of forest • Desertification

13. Three Gorges Dam

15. Economic • Rural Chinese very poor High unemployment Overcrowding in cities

16. Political • Little political freedom • Not respecting human rights • Some countries want to limit trade

17. Challenges • Poverty • Unemployment • Little political freedom • Not respecting human rights • Pollution • Desertification • Flooding