GEO 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9B: Special Administrative Regions Of China, Binhai, Sichuan Basin
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The people"s republic of china: political and administrative divisions. 4 central-government-controlled municipalities (shis: beijing (capital, tianjin (port city, shanghai (largest metropolis, chongqing (chang river poert, most populous and important subregions, control enhances government"s power. 22 provinces: smaller in east, larger in west, some more important than others. 2 special administrative regions (sars: hong kong, macau. Capitalist economy while maintaining a dictatorship founded on communism. Spurred on by japan and 4 asian tigers. Stark contrast between china and hong kong made china want to make up for lost time (negative impact of great leap forward ) Made it very enticing for foreign markets to invest in chinese companies: population issues. Imposition of one-child policy on han chinese to slow population growth and save china from disaster (under deng xiaoping) Created gender imbalance problems males favored over females, females put up for adoption or abandoned. Increased trafficking of women within china and from neighboring countries.
