05.03.25 China: slightly smaller than the US area has a population of about 1.3 billion with an average age of 32yrs (birth 12 vs death 7 per 1000population [ infant {reported} mortality male 25 & female 29 death per 1000 live births.]) Life expectancy 91% literat is 72 yrs for the 92% Han chineese Taoist. Composed of 23 provinces (Taiwan is considered the 23rd province,) China is the result of three independence movements (221BC [Qin/Ch'in dynasty unification,] 1912 [republic replaces Manchu dynasty] and 1941 [people's republic.]) The Chineese 5 yr term president is elected by the national people's congress (pres HU Jintao elected March 2003 [2937 for, 4 against, 4 abstained, 38 missing.]) Their legislative unicameral congress is also a 5 yr term elected through a chain of municipal/regional/provincial people's congresses (next election dec 2007- feb 2008.) The judical branch is appointed by the national people's congress. Economy: since 1978 the leadership moved from the sluggish, inefficient soviet-style centrally planned economy toward a market-oriented system. While still under a strict communist control, switching to a household/village responsibility instead of the old collectivazation has quadrupled it's GDP since 1978. China is the second largest economy in the world. With major foreign investment the costal areas (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai,) are evolving into a hybrid system of socialism (bureaucy and lassitude) and capitalism (growing income disparity.) With tens of millions laid off workers from state-owned enterprises China struggles to sustain adequate jobs growth by shielding remaining state-owned enterprises from competition and not paying full wages nor pensions. There are about 100 million "surplus" rural workers "adrift" in it's 780 million labor force (half of that force was in agriculture = 15% GDP, 53%GDP is in industry/construction [US has about 1%GDP in agriculture and 73% GDP in services.]) Many subsisting through part-time low-paying jobs. About 10% are below poverty line (US 12%.) With a serious deteration in environment (air pollution, soil erosion and fall of water table) China continues to loose arable land to grow crops. A 30 % public debt (US 62%.) China produces 1.4 and consumes 1.3 trillion KWh electricity (US produces 3.7 consumes 3.6 T KWh in 2001 numbers.) China produces 3.3 and consumes 4.6 million bbl/day oil while importing 1.2 M bbl/d (US produces 8 consumes 19.6 and keeps secret it's M bbl/d oil imports.) A significate difference, China produces 30 and consumes 27 billion cu m natural gas (the US produces 548 consumes 640 and imports 114 B cu m.) China exports $436 billion (21% to US, 17% Hong Kong, 13% Japan.) US exports $714 billion (23% Canada, 13% Mexico, 7% Japan.) China imports $397 billion (18% Japan, 12% Taiwan, 10% S. Korea, 8% US.) US imports $1,260 billion (17% Canada, 12% China, 10% Mexico.) China has a reserve of $412 Billion gold vs external debt of $198 Billion (US reserve $86 B vs $1,400 Billion debt while world-donating $7 billion.) China has 263 million telephone lines and 269 M cell phones (US 181 M lines and 158 M cell phones.) China has 3240 TV stations (209 operated by China Central Television and 3000 local stations [they must love their pbs alot more than US does!]) US has 1500 TV broadcast stations and about 9,000 cable TV systems. China has about 94 million internet users (US has 160 M.) China has 68,000 km standard gauge railway; 314,000 km paved (16,000 expressway) highway; 121,000 km waterways. US has 228,000 km std gauge railway; 4,148,000 km paved (74,800 interstate) highway; 19,300 km commerce waterways. China has 507 airports (332 paved, 175 unpaved.) US has 14,800 airports (5,100 paved, 9,700 unpaved.) Military: China has about 380 million avail military manpower with 208 M fit for service and 12 M reaching military age (18yrs) annually. And expends $60 billion. The US has about 73M available and 2.1 M reaching military age (18yrs) annually and expends $370 billion.
Originally posted by dekron Why do you think there are All-You-Can-Eat Chinese buffets? They are fattening up Americans so they can invade and rule use under then red flag!
o well crap happens...... lets eat (grabs forks err chopsticks for you)
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China: slightly smaller than the US area has a population of about 1.3 billion with an average age of 32yrs (birth 12 vs death 7 per 1000population [ infant {reported} mortality male 25 & female 29 death per 1000 live births.]) Life expectancy 91% literat is 72 yrs for the 92% Han chineese Taoist.
Composed of 23 provinces (Taiwan is considered the 23rd province,) China is the result of three independence movements (221BC [Qin/Ch'in dynasty unification,] 1912 [republic replaces Manchu dynasty] and 1941 [people's republic.])
The Chineese 5 yr term president is elected by the national people's congress (pres HU Jintao elected March 2003 [2937 for, 4 against, 4 abstained, 38 missing.]) Their legislative unicameral congress is also a 5 yr term elected through a chain of municipal/regional/provincial people's congresses (next election dec 2007- feb 2008.) The judical branch is appointed by the national people's congress.
Economy: since 1978 the leadership moved from the sluggish, inefficient soviet-style centrally planned economy toward a market-oriented system. While still under a strict communist control, switching to a household/village responsibility instead of the old collectivazation has quadrupled it's GDP since 1978.
China is the second largest economy in the world.
With major foreign investment the costal areas (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai,) are evolving into a hybrid system of socialism (bureaucy and lassitude) and capitalism (growing income disparity.) With tens of millions laid off workers from state-owned enterprises China struggles to sustain adequate jobs growth by shielding remaining state-owned enterprises from competition and not paying full wages nor pensions. There are about 100 million "surplus" rural workers "adrift" in it's 780 million labor force (half of that force was in agriculture = 15% GDP, 53%GDP is in industry/construction [US has about 1%GDP in agriculture and 73% GDP in services.]) Many subsisting through part-time low-paying jobs. About 10% are below poverty line (US 12%.)
With a serious deteration in environment (air pollution, soil erosion and fall of water table) China continues to loose arable land to grow crops. A 30 % public debt (US 62%.)
China produces 1.4 and consumes 1.3 trillion KWh electricity (US produces 3.7 consumes 3.6 T KWh in 2001 numbers.) China produces 3.3 and consumes 4.6 million bbl/day oil while importing 1.2 M bbl/d (US produces 8 consumes 19.6 and keeps secret it's M bbl/d oil imports.) A significate difference, China produces 30 and consumes 27 billion cu m natural gas (the US produces 548 consumes 640 and imports 114 B cu m.)
China exports $436 billion (21% to US, 17% Hong Kong, 13% Japan.) US exports $714 billion (23% Canada, 13% Mexico, 7% Japan.) China imports $397 billion (18% Japan, 12% Taiwan, 10% S. Korea, 8% US.) US imports $1,260 billion (17% Canada, 12% China, 10% Mexico.)
China has a reserve of $412 Billion gold vs external debt of $198 Billion (US reserve $86 B vs $1,400 Billion debt while world-donating $7 billion.)
China has 263 million telephone lines and 269 M cell phones (US 181 M lines and 158 M cell phones.)
China has 3240 TV stations (209 operated by China Central Television and 3000 local stations [they must love their pbs alot more than US does!]) US has 1500 TV broadcast stations and about 9,000 cable TV systems.
China has about 94 million internet users (US has 160 M.)
China has 68,000 km standard gauge railway; 314,000 km paved (16,000 expressway) highway; 121,000 km waterways. US has 228,000 km std gauge railway; 4,148,000 km paved (74,800 interstate) highway; 19,300 km commerce waterways. China has 507 airports (332 paved, 175 unpaved.) US has 14,800 airports (5,100 paved, 9,700 unpaved.)
Military: China has about 380 million avail military manpower with 208 M fit for service and 12 M reaching military age (18yrs) annually. And expends $60 billion. The US has about 73M available and 2.1 M reaching military age (18yrs) annually and expends $370 billion.
o well crap happens...... lets eat (grabs forks err chopsticks for you)
