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The economic history of China describes the changes and developments in China's economy from the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 to the present day. The speed of China's transformation in this period from one of the poorest countries to one of the world's largest economies is unmatched in history. [1]: 11.
The economy of the People's Republic of China is a developing mixed socialist market economy, incorporating industrial policies and strategic five-year plans. [27] China is the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP, behind the United States, and since 2017 has been the world's largest economy when measured by purchasing power parity (PPP).
The gross domestic product of China in 2019 was CN¥ 99.08651 trillion, [4] or US$ 14.4 trillion (nominal). [5] China's nominal GDP surpassed that of Italy in 2000, France in 2005, the United Kingdom in 2006, Germany in 2007, Japan in 2010 and that of the Eurozone in 2018 making China the world's third largest economy after the European Union ...
China's marine environment, including the Yellow Sea and South China Sea, are considered among the most degraded marine areas on earth. [24] Loss of natural coastal habitats due to land reclamation has resulted in the destruction of more than 65% of tidal wetlands around China's Yellow Sea coastline in approximately 50 years. [25]
The economy of East Asia comprises 1.6 billion people (20% of the world population) living in six different countries and regions. The region includes several of the world's largest and most prosperous economies: Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Macau. It is home to some of the most economically dynamic places in the world, [11 ...
The first one relates to the view that China is no longer gaining ground on the U.S. economy. While China's GDP did drop from 76% of U.S. GDP in 2021 to 67% in 2023, Lardy attributed that to ...
The Japanese economy was highly advanced in those areas where China was weakest, especially heavy industry and modern technology, while China was well endowed with some of the important natural resources that Japan lacked, notably coal and oil. In the 1980s Japan accounted for over 20 percent of China's foreign trade and in 1986 provided 28.9 ...
The migration of supply chain capacity and control to third countries by Chinese, U.S., and European MNCs is an overlooked competitive dimension of the emerging order. Over the past 30 years, MNCs ...