Chapter 5 paragraph 2: emerging China

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

At the end of this class

you can explain the effects of opening up the borders to foreign countries for China

Hong Kong

a British colony until 1997

a wealthy, highly developed city

a metropolis

Shenzen

a city next to Hong Kong. Until recently a fishing village.

China made it into the first SEZ (special economic zone) and opened it up for foreign companies to settle and invest. 

Today: it is a megacity

Globalization

the continuing process of international exchange of goods, people, money and information

Where is your stuff made?

China

- Was a very closed country: no foreign companies were allowed in the country.

- With the SEZ's, foreign companies could invest in China, the taxes were low and the labour was cheap. 

- Due to this, the economy is growing fast. It is one of the major emerging countries in the world.

To work

- Read paragraph 5.2

- Make assignments (see workplanner)

Next lesson: we will discuss some questions, and finish the paragraph