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    • Tibetan plateau

      southwest china
      flat topography
      cold and annual temperature of -2 degrees
      population < 50 km^2
      stores of freshwater
      Yangtze and yellow river sourced here
      threatened by floods and deforesting permafrost
    • persecution of Tibetans 

       forced labor and forced sterilization of women
      widespread famine from the destruction of farmland and irrigation systems
      the transfer of Han majority people into the region
      This is because Tibet has natural resources that china needs and Xi sees them as being in the way of Chinese development
    • persecution of Uighur muslims
      face similar repression and treatment of the Tibetans
      located in Xinjiang province which is economically important to china
      Xi's belt and road initiative where 3 out of 6 corridors run though Xinjiang
      has largest gas reserve and 40% of china's national total of coal
    • Yangtze delta 

      35% of China's freshwater
      water availability 2144 m
      generates 20% of China's GDP
      Three Gorges Dam on this river is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world
      frequent floods - 2016 floods caused $22 billion in damages
      2/3rds of the river is unsafe to drink
      190 million people suffer from water related illness
    • Han Chinese make up 92% of the population where there is 56 ethnic groups
    • Huko system 

      internal passport that allows people to move between cities
      before 2003 migrant workers could be evicted from cities and stopped from moving
      not being a local in a city restricts the schools you can go to and the housing you can get
    • UHC - universal healthcare coverage
      95% of the population have access to healthcare
      healthcare reform 2009
      Healthy china 2030
    • Diabo 

      welfare system in china
      minimum livelihood guarantee
      86% of those claiming it in urban areas did not need it
      only 11% in rural areas qualified
      not been successful
      Used for corruption
    • North china plain 

      along the coast to the east
      Beijing is located to the northeast edge of the plain
      most densely populated regions in the world
      most important agricultural regions, it produces wheat, maize, cotton, and various vegetables
      plain is vulnerable to both floods and droughts
      Mao's Great Leap Forward accelerated the construction of waterworks on the North China Plain during 1957-1958
    • yellow river 

      2% of China's resource
      large population in its basin
      2nd largest river in China
      frequent floods before construction of modern dams
      15 hydro electric power dams built on the river
    • open door policy 1978

      Dengs policy to achieve economic growth through introduction of foreign direct investment and joint ventures maintaining its commitment to communism
      e.g joint venture between Chinese automotive Cherry and Jaguar land rover
    • Special Economic zones 

      1980 under Deng 5 SEZ set up along the coast
      Shenzhen being the first special economic zone
      SEZs have encouraged rural to urban migration
    • Schenzhen

      first special economic zone in China
      attracted foreign direct investment
      home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world
      among the cities with the largest economies in the world
      global hub for technology, research and manufacturing
      dubbed china's silicon valley
    • Hambantota international port Sri Lanka
      China helped pay $1.12 billion to Sri Lanka
      an agreement was signed that allowed a 70% stake and a 99 year lease on the port
      estimate of 36,000 ships use the route annually
      this is an example of Xi's policy of soft power and his belt and road initiative
    • Belt and road initiative
      2013
      to invest in more than 150 countries and international organisations
      6 urban land corridors linked by road, rail, energy and digital infrastructure
      The participating countries include almost 75% of the world's population and account for more than half of the world's GDP
      increasing influence through soft power
    • Shanghai
      most populated city in China
      worlds busiest port
      global importance technology and business
      located on the east china coast
      a SEZ
    • spratly island 

      south china sea
      disputed claims on ownership between China, Philippians and Taiwan
      China claims all the south China sea and building artificial islands for claims over their EEZ
      Political and economic interest of the islands
    • Sichuan province 

      located in west China
      High GDP
      mild climate
      fertile soil
      Chengdu is the capital and has 2 international airports
      Chengdu Jintang Power Plant is a 3,200MW coal fired power project
    • Shengli oil field 

      second largest oil field in china
      located in yellow river delta
      completed 2013 producing 27.762 million tons of crude oil
    • Tarim Basin

      located in Xinjiang
      longest inland river
      holds water in ice reserves but experiences little precipitation leading to water insecurity
    • Gobi desert 

      northern china
      rapid temperature change
      faces desertification
    • south-north water transfer project
      construction began 2003
      mao outlined a need for a mass engineering project to fix China's water problems in the 1950s
      2014 $79 billion had been spent
      project caused environmental damage and polluted yangtze has killed fish, local have been displaced
    • china accounts for 28% of global greenhouse gas emissions
    • 2020 Xi announced China would be carbon neutral by 2060 but has not outlined how this will happen
    • solar power station being built in Gobi desert which could supply 1 million homes with electricity
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