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Hong Kong leased to U.K
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China becomes communist 'Mao Zedong'
(life expectancy 36) -
Period: to
Migration in China
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country life poor
84% of people live in country, high poverty, low life expectancy (43), low inequality -
Period: to
GPD per capita
The Gross Domestic Product per capita was 89.52 USD in 1960, 194.80 USD in 1980, 959.37 USD in 2000 and 8,826.99 in 2018 -
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). -
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
e.g. Shanghai, Shenzhen (based on H.K.)
Areas with free market economics aiming to boost manufacturing industry (Secondary) -
Period: to
1980s
Rapid economic growth in the SEZs and eastern coastal provinces (BOOM) "Made in China"
Rapid migration to cities '160 million'
Life Expectancy 66 -
2000s
So far, 52% of people in cities and continuing.
Movement of Han Chinese to Xinjiang to reduce % of Uighur (11 million) ethnic minority
Life Expectancy 72 years -
Counter Urbanisation
Movement of people from large cities to smaller towns and cities: some inland e.g. Chengdu (Sichuan) -
NOW
Life expectancy 76 years.
The Uighur Muslims are being detained in the Western Xinjiang Region . -
Current Statistics for China
52% urban, income in city $7026 and $2584 rural, Life expectancy 13 years lower in poorest rural areas than Shanghai.
