how to define a modern and powerful nation today?
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How to Define a Modern and Powerful Nation Today?. A Deep Investigation on China. Introduction. Topic studied with reasons: Investigate the cost of developing a country rapidly Aims: Find out the dark side of China and give it suggestions, define a modern nation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to Define a Modern and Powerful
Nation Today?A Deep Investigation on
China
Introduction• Topic studied with reasons:
Investigate the cost of developing a country rapidly
• Aims: Find out the dark side of China and give it suggestions, define a modern nation.
• Methods of study: Internet, Books • Group list: Lee Chun Hing (6) Pang Chi Fai (12) Yam Pak Four (18)
Lam Wing Yan (24)Lo Hei Yiu (30)Yu Wai Yan(36)
Content• Better-off Well Developed Zone and
Developing Zone• Attainment of People• Freedom of Speech and Press
Better-off Well Developed Zone and Developing Zone
• Gap between urban and rural areas• Household registration system• Poor Disparity
Gap between urban and rural areas
Towns look like Europe while villages look like Africa?
Shanghai Sichuan
BIG DIFFERENCE!• Buildings?• Roads?• Environment?• Hygiene?• Density?
Household Registration System• People are divided into agriculture
accounts and non-agricultural household– Degree of difficulty of the examinations:Agriculture accounts: much more difficultNon-agricultural household: easier↘Intensive competition↘Only a few agriculture accounts can study
in universities
Household Registration System• Insufficient employment
opportunitiesLow educational level low-paying
jobs• Many agriculture accounts can’t get
jobs in cities become farmersTheir children and even
grandsons/granddaughters will be farmers again
↘Unchangeable fate
Poor Disparity
Coastal areas:richer
Poor Disparity
Inland areas:poorer
Poor Disparity• Inequitable distribution of social resourcesEducation, employment opportunities…• Corruption• Birth rate and population size:Number of children of urban residents is
only half of that of rural residents
Attainment of People• Not Civic-minded• Serious corruption• Poor public order• Shoddy work and inferior materials• Unguaranteed food
Not Civic-minded• Not compassionate• Cold-blooded• Selfish
Civic education?
Serious Corruption• No organization to supervise officials↘Intensified corruption↘Nowhere for complaining
Poor Public Order– Income of urban and rural residents– Unemployment rate stands high– Bad morale
Shoddy Work and Inferior Materials
• Jerry-built• Loss:MoneyWorkers’ livesPublic’s livesPeople’s confidence
Comparison on Earthquakes happened in Different Countries
China JapanLocation In Seismic zone(地震帶 )Places frequently happen earthquakes
- Sichuan- Gansu- Yunnan
- Tokyo
Characteristics of buildings
-Tall- Not firm enough
- Short - Firm
Death toll(e.g. earthquakes of magnitude 7.2)
Hebei earthquake: 80,000 Kobe earthquake: 500
Photos taken after the earthquakes
Unguaranteed Food• Fake food• Bad effects on people’s health Lose suretyDamage China’s image
Made in China?
Freedom of Speech and Press
• News blackout• Internet blockade– ✓Good news – ✓Growth in economy– ✖Tyranny of government– ✖Living methods of western
countries– ✖Encouragement democracy
AnalysisRapid development on economy
↕38 million population living in poverty
• Reasons:Serious corruptionHousehold registration system↘Unfair distribution of public sources
AnalysisImportant position in the world
↕People have no confidence on the
products labelled “Made in China”
• Reasons:Not civic-mindedPoor public orderShoddy work and inferior materials
RecommendationRapid growth have to pay the price• Slightly slow down the developmentPay more attention to people’s living
qualityShorten the poor disparity• Set up an ICAC authorize officials• Harsher punishment Less shoddy
work and unsafe food• Cancel household registration system
References• Wikipedia• Google search and photos• 新疆哲學社會科學網• 新浪網新聞 (news.sina.com.hk)• 中思網 (mil.sinoth.com)• 中國地震局 (cea.gov.cn)