China defines and shapes our world and the course of international development. With more than 1.35 billion people, China accounts for roughly 20 percent of the total world population. After decades of rapid economic growth, China became the world’s second largest economy in 2010.
China’s Economy and Development
China heads the economic class of the so-called BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
China and World History
China’s history is the world’s history in many respects. Han Chinese make up the world’s largest ethnic group and about 92 percent of China’s population.
Politics and Power in China
China’s powerful, centrally controlled government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) hold defining influences over the country’s people, politics, development and foreign relations.
China – Economic Growth, Development and World History
Egypt is the third largest market for both the Swedish and Finnish lumber industries. It is not inconceivable that in 2009, China will import more lumber than Japan, a historical first. Softwood lumber prices were higher this fall than in the spring when prices reached record lows.