C5.2 China - Lesson 5: Emerging China

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CHINA

is changing

C5.2: Emerging China

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What's the plan for today?

C5.2: Emerging China

KLIMAAT DIAGRAMMEN

FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY

TO AN OPEN COUNTRY

Things changed in the 80's

CHINA UNTIL 1980

- all companies are state-owned

- no freedom for the people

- no western influences

- population: poor and cut off from the outside world

             "Locked country"

CHINA NOW

- still one-party system

- international companies are welcome

- Chinese (tech) companies in the top of the world

Soo.. 

    they "opened" their economy

     DEVELOPMENT SHENZHEN

SHENZHEN

Shenzhen's open door policy was a success:

• From fishing village to mega city (14 million inhabitants)
  
• Plenty of cheap labor for simple, labor-intensive products (clothing, toys, etc.)
  
• Establishment of large multinational companies (multinationals)

Shenzhen designated in 1980 as the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) = 

area where foreign companies are allowed to establish themselves freely and pay little tax.

HONG KONG

1841 to 1997 --> Colony of England

Semi-autonomous from 1997:

• Special status: "1 country, 2 systems"
  
• Own rules
  
• Own independent jurisdiction
  
• Own political system
  

Hong Kong is much freer than China - many rights and freedoms left over from British rule

TODAYS GOALS

1. You can explain why and why there the industry in China is located.
2.  You can describe the role of Hong Kong in the development of the Pearl River Delta.
3. You can describe characteristics of NICs, and how they developed. (G227)
4. you know the meaning of the terms: megacity, labour-intensive, multinationals, SEZ’s, global city (G217 and §2).

CHECK 1, 2, 3 & 4

HONG KONG

2 a 6.363 per km2

b prosperity, high level of development, skyscrapers, high population density

c because all the buildings are close together and traffic gets stuck

CROWDED HONG KONG

B227 NICs

4 a in Asia

b 1 export orientation

    2 large foreign investments

c Yes / No, because the characteristics stimulate international exchange.

HOMEWORK

• Read C5.2 at p74-75
• Use G225 your GeoGuide

Make question 5, 7 & 8 in your workbook

You're allowed to work together with your neighbor.

Finished? Start with the list of knowledge and skills in Classroom (C5.1 + 5.2)

HOMEWORK

C5.2: Emerging China

Make question 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 in your workbook