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15 FACTS ABOUT CHINA THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
Joanne ChenSept 2013
Source: Business Insider Feb 2010http://www.businessinsider.com/15-facts-about-china-that-will-blow-your-mind-2010-2?op=1
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BY 2025, CHINA WILL BUILD TEN NEW YORK SIZE CITIES.
Source: Mckinsey, ”Preparing for China’s urban billion” 2009http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/urbanization/preparing_for_urban_billion_in_china
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By 2025, China will have 221 cities with one million–plus inhabitants—compared with 35 cities of this size in Europe today—and 23 cities with more than five million.
For companies in China and around the world, the scale of China’s urbanization promises substantial new markets and investment opportunities.
China’s Unban Growth Video Link:
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BY 2030, CHINA WILL ADD MORE NEW CITY-DWELLERS THAN THE ENTIRE U.S POPULATION.
Source: Mckinsey, ”Preparing for China’s urban billion” Feb,2009http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/urbanization/preparing_for_urban_billion_in_china
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CHINA ALREADY CONSUMES TWICE AS MUCH STEEL AS THE US, EUROPE AND JAPAN COMBINED IN 2010.
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IF THE CHINESE, ONE DAY, USE AS MUCH OIL PER PERSON AS AMERICANS, THEN THE WORLD WILL NEED SEVEN MORE SAUDI ARABIAS TO MEET THEIR DEMAND.
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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288334.20
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A pedestrian bridge – The city of Lujiazui, (in the Pudong district of Shanghai) China
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/12/circular-pedestrian-bridge-in-lujiazui.html
Shanghai Freeway
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THERE ARE ALREADY MORE CHRISTIANS IN CHINA THAN ITALY. AND CHINA IS ON TRACK TO BECOME THE LARGEST CENTER OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE WORLD.
In 2010, There are an estimated 54 million Christians in China comprised of about 40 million Protestants and 14 million Catholics. (Italy has 60 million people in total, and has 47.4 million Christians, a full 12% less than China.)
Source: http://shanghaiist.com/2007/09/03/china_home_to_t.php
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http://www.epm.org/resources/2010/Oct/18/map-showing-distribution-christians-china/
Map from Global Mapping International, showing the distribution of Christians in China:
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CHINA ARE MORE LIKELY TO BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION THAN AMERICANS
Source: British Council (2009 Survey) http://www.britishcouncil.org/darwin_now_survey_global.pdf
Source: 为何当今相信进化论的中国人远远多于欧美?http://news.ifeng.com/history/shixueyuan/200912/1203_7183_1460496.shtml
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CHINESE INTERNET USERS ARE FIVE TIMES AS LIKELY TO HAVE BLOGS AS AMERICANS.
Source: Business insider, The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/jun/14/newmedia.china
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http://mozy.com/blog/infographics/the-rise-of-chinas-internet/
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http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2009/06/02/New-stats-Chinese-internet-habits.aspx
Shenzhen has highest Weibo (mini blogs) penetration rate
Link to CNN Video: China’s rebel blogger Han Han
http://www.cnn.com
Having Blogs
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CHINA HAS 150% MORE SOLDIERS THAN AMERICA DOES.PLUS A HIGH TECH ‘KILL WEAPON’ THE U.S. CAN’T DEAL WITH.
Source: U.S. Naval Institute http://www.usni.org/news-and-features/chinese-kill-weapon
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China has about 3.4 million active military personnel compared to America’s 1.4 million.
After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers.
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CHINA STILL HASN’T RID ITSELF OF EUROPE’S MEDIEVAL PLAGUE.(鼠疫 )
Source: Xinhua / China Dailyhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/09/content_8546425.htm
Source: Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/2007/12/10/us-china-foodmarket-idUSHKG27143120071210
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China market may be breeding ground for deadly viruses
The concept of buying food once a week and putting it in your fridge doesn't really exist in China yet.It's produced today, bought today, and eaten later today.
The town was sealed off after Plague Deaths (2009)
Ziketan is an ethnically Tibetan town in the east of Qinghai Provincehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/world/asia/04china.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/12/10/us-china-foodmarket-idUSHKG27143120071210
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40% OF CHINESE SMALL BUSINESSES WENT BUST OR ALMOST WENT BUST DURING THE WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS (2008-09).
Source: The Australianhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/small-business-failures-alarm-chinas-official-levels/story-e6frg8zx-1225816075002
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CHINA EXECUTES THREE TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE AS THE REST OF THE WORLD COMBINED…. AND USE MOBILE EXECUTION VANS FOR EFFICIENCY.Source: The Guardianhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/28/akmal-shaikh-china-execution-background
Source: USA Today http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-14-death-van_x.htm
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CHINA AVERAGES 274 PROTESTS PER DAY.
Source: The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/6636631/Chinas-middle-class-rise-up-in-environmental-protest.html
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WHEN YOU BUY CHINESE STOCKS, YOU ARE BASICALLY FINANCING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
Source: Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange#SSE.27s_Top_10_Largest_Stocks
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EIGHT OF SHANGHAI'S TOP TEN STOCKS ARE STATE-CONTROLLED ARMS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Shanghai stock exchange building
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50% OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS COME FROM CHINA.
Source: European Commission Report http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-09-1106_en.htm?locale=en
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China was the main source country for [intellectual property rights] infringing articles with 54% of the total amount.“
CD/DVD was the top category which accounted for 44%, followed by cigarettes (23%) and clothing and accessories (10%)."
The production of counterfeit goods in China has been a booming industry.
Clothing DVD's and CD's Apple Products Watches Shoes Prescription & over the counter Drugs Auto Parts Children's Toys
http://crls-4120.wikispaces.com/The+Production+of+Counterfeit+Goods+in+China
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THE MAJORITY OF CHINESE DRINK POLLUTED WATER.
Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_water_crisisSource: World Bank
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China has 20% of the world’s population but only 7% of global water resources.
China has 20% of the world’s population but only 7% of global water resources.
This means that 700 million people drink contaminated water every day.
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CHINESE GDP COULD OVERTAKE THE U.S. AS SOON AS THE EARLY 2020S.
Source: Market Watchhttp://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinas-gdp-overtake-us-early
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/173265-chinese-exports-can-emerging-markets-replace-the-u-s-consumer
Provincial GDP Figures 2011