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Hong Kong thrives
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Chairman Mao Zedong introduced communism into china
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84% of people live in the country
High levels of poverty
life expectancy was 43
Low inequality
Industry mainly agriculture -
The gross domestic product per capita in China during 1960 was 89.9 US dollars.
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Plan of Mao the terminate ethnic groups and make china strictly communism
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Mao Zedong dies and is replaced by Deng Xiaping. "Market Socialism" introduced for the economy opening up China to foreign investment and free market compared to central planning (government owned).
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SEZ- Special Economic Zones were set up
eg: Shanghai, Shenzen (based on H.K.)
Areas with free market economics aiming to boost manufacturing industry (SECONDARY) 1980's- Rapid economic growth in SEZ's and eastern coastal provinces (BOOM) "Made in China" –electronics, toys, clothing -
The life expectancy in China during this time (1980) was ~67 years old
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The GPD per capita was 194.80 US dollars In China during 1980.
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Rapid Migration to cities '160 million' so far, 52% people in cities
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Shanghai and Shenzen are booming in population, however house prices go up, not enough jobs, more pollution.
When they get the chance, they move to the country a little bit.
Movement of people from large cities to smaller towns and cities; some inland e.g. Chengdu (sichuan) -
In 2000, the life expectancy was ~72 years old in China
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In China, The GDP per capita in 2000 was 959.37 US dollars.
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Movement of Han Chinese to Xinjiang to reduce % of Uighur (11 million) ethnic minority.
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The Uighur people are a muslim and their language is more like turkish. Most of the Uighur people live in the Xinjiang region of China which is between Mongolia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. However it has been turned into a internment camp where they are forced to learn mandarin, learn China's laws and renounce their faith. They use harsh methods (e.g. whips, nail pliers, batons, needles, etc) to force them into doing what they want.
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In 2018, The GDP per capita in China was 13.4 trillion US dollars
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China and Hong Kong had an agreement that Hong Kong would be part of China but Hong Kong would have its own: currency, democracy, laws and more. China said as long as Hong Kong maintains its "de-facto constitution" also known as the Hong Kong basic Law, they would interfere. However, Beijing has been reinterpreting that basic law and now is saying they have rule over Hong Kong.
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The life expectancy was ~76 years of age in China
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52% urban, income in city $7026 and $2584 rural, Life expectancy 13 years lower in poorest rural areas than Shanghai.
