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CHINA

Since the 1980s, China's Communist Party has been using "socialist market economy" to describe their nation's economic system. China's economy is subject to market forces, and capitalists are involved, but the Party does not believe that capitalists run their economy.

China’s economy is the second largest in the world. In 2011 it overtook the US to become the world’s producer of manufactured goods.

About 51.3% of China’s population now lives in urban areas, as compared to 26% about 20 years ago (in 1990). The total number of people living in China cities and towns is more than double of the population of the United States of America!

It is estimated that by the year 2035, a full 70% of the Chinese population will live in urban areas.

By 2025, 40 billion square meters of floor space will be built…requiring the construction of between 20,000 to 50,000 new skyscrapers— the equivalent of ten New York Cities.

China will have 221 cities with million-plus inhabitants by (Europe has 35 cities of this size today) In addition, China will have 23 cities with populations more than five million.

China is investing over $300 billion in building high speed rail to connect all of its major cities

China has the world’s largest manufacturing workforce with over 112 million workers. The average Chinese manufacturing worker only makes US$0.81 an hour

70% of the world’s umbrellas are made in China. 60% of the world’s buttons are made in China. 9% of Chinese goods sent to the U.S. end up on Wal- Mart’s shelves. 72% of U.S. shoes were made in China. 85% of all U.S. artificial Christmas lights are made in China. 50% of U.S. kitchen appliances are made in China. 50% of U.S. toys are made in China

About 20% of China’s exports go to the United States. The U.S. is China’s largest trading partner.

China is the world’s biggest energy consumer, However, the U.S. is still by far the biggest per- capita energy consumer, with the average American using five times as much energy as the average Chinese

Power stations have been opening at a rate of one a week for the past several years.

China is the world’s biggest producer of carbon dioxide By 2030, China’s carbon dioxide emissions could equal the entire world’s CO2 production today

China is home to 20 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities.

Only 1% of China’s 560 million urban residents breathe air that is deemed safe by European Union standards Three quarters of a million Chinese people in die from pollution each year

43.2% of state-monitored rivers were classified as grade 4 or worse in 2010, meaning their water was unsuitable for human contact, according to data from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection. 43.2% of state-monitored rivers were classified as grade 4 or worse in 2010, meaning their water was unsuitable for human contact, according to data from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection. 90% of China’s urban groundwater is contaminated 90% of China’s urban groundwater is contaminated

China is investing about US$75 to $100 billion EACH year in clean energy

In 2010, China accounted for almost 50% of all manufacturing of solar modules and wind turbines.

In 2010, the Chinese government launched a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids. Buyers receive up to 60,000 yuan (US$9,800) in subsidies

Over the past three decades, Chinese volunteers have planted about 58.9 billion trees across the country