Ch. 26 Sec. 3, China Today

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Market economy

People choose their careers, decide what to make or sell, and keep the profits they earn

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Command economy

A system in which the government owns all the businesses and makes all decisions

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Early Communist China's economy

Command economy

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Mixed economy

Allows some private owned businesses and foreign trade and foreign owned businesses. Developed in 1970's to help China's economy.

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China's economy today

Second largest economy in the world

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Most common occupation (job)

Farming - agriculture

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China's major crops

Rice, wheat, corn, and potatoes

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Terraces

Farming technique where levels are cut into hillsides to increase farmland.

<p>Farming technique where levels are cut into hillsides to increase farmland.</p>
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China's government

Communist - government tightly controls most areas of life. Controls media and restricts flow of info. Punishes those who oppose the government.

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Those that openly oppose the government

harshly punished

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Beijing

China's capital city

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Tiananmen Square Protest

More than 100,000 pro-democracy protesters gathered in Beijing, the protesters were demanding more political rights and freedoms, the Chinese government tried to get the protestors to leave the Square when they refused the government used troops and tanks to force them to leave, hundreds were killed

<p>More than 100,000 pro-democracy protesters gathered in Beijing, the protesters were demanding more political rights and freedoms, the Chinese government tried to get the protestors to leave the Square when they refused the government used troops and tanks to force them to leave, hundreds were killed</p>
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Tibet

Buddhist region in SW China that protested for independence - this rebellion was crushed by China's government

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Dalai Lama

Buddhist leader

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Why do some want to limit trade with China?

Not respecting human rights

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In past most of China's people lived here

Small, rural villages

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Where majority of China's people live now

Booming cities, rapidly growing

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Shanghai

China's largest city, seaport and center of industry

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Hong Kong

Major port city, former United Kingdom (British) colony returned in 1997

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Macao

Coastal city, former colony of Portugal, returned in 1999

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China's environment

major pollution problems (from cars and factories; loss of Forestland and farmland due to expanding cities

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Three Gorges Dam

world's largest dam built over the Chang Jiang river to reduce pollution, produces hydro-electric power. Destroyed farmland and hundreds of cities.

<p>world's largest dam built over the Chang Jiang river to reduce pollution, produces hydro-electric power. Destroyed farmland and hundreds of cities.</p>