China

Government Communist Party ◦Restricts other groups from running ◦Leaders are not elected from people  Gain power through loyalty of communist party ◦Acts harshly against those who go against communism  100,000 students gathered in Tiananmen Square ◦ 1,000’s were killed or injured ◦No respect for human rights

Tibet China has controlled since 1950 People of Tibet have demanded independence Dalai Lama (exiled from Tibet) calls for a free Tibet with world support

Society 65% of people live in rural areas ◦Rivers and valleys ◦Still use hand tools (machinery too expensive) ◦Electricity more available  TV, radios, motorbikes, larger houses Cities are growing ◦Moving to cities for higher paying jobs ◦100 Chinese cities have a population of at least a million people ◦New buildings

Economic Growth Agriculture is expanding ◦Leading producer of rice, tea, wheat & potatoes Industry growing ◦Asking foreign business to come in and teach new techniques  Airplanes, ships, machinery, electrical equipment #2 Oil user Worlds largest coal producer and user

Hong Kong & Macao Leading centers of trade, manufacturing, and finance Both territories were controlled by Europeans until 1990’s ◦China gained control back and promised to allow western ideas and freedoms  Some say China has broken promise

Environment Pollution is a problem ◦Burns lots of coal ◦Sewage, pesticides, fertilizers, waste Government has taken steps to fix pollution ◦Limited coal burning ◦Changing farm land to forests and wetlands

Taiwan Nationalists leaders of China fled here in 1950 (Communist gov. took control of china) China considers Taiwan subject to their authority Taiwan has moved toward a democracy

Mongolia Harsh terrain so country has low population Were nomads for centuries ◦Still raise horses, sheep, goats, cattle 1990: Abandoned communism ◦1/5 th of population lives in mongolia’s capital