china

• china used to be the biggest economy in the 1820s with a global gdp of around 32.9% but there was a decline in the economy due to civil wars and natural disasters, however since the 2000s it has surpassed the usa's share of global gdp
• the chinese government established a healthcare insurance system that covers almost 96% of the population
• the pearl river delta contributes to more than 10% of chinas gdp
• china has an ageing population so they want parents to have more kids and are willing to pay but parents are already used to the one child policy
• people who live in the countryside have to look after animals and grow their own food due to poverty. children had to live with their grandparents as their parents worked far away to earn money, these children were known as chinas left behind children