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GDP per capita in China (1913–1950) After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912, China underwent a period of instability and disrupted economic activity. During the Nanjing decade (1927–1937), China advanced in a number of industrial sectors, in particular those related to the military, in an effort to catch up with the west and prepare for war with Japan.
China faces a problem with air quality as a consequence of industrialization. China ranks as the second largest consumer of oil in the world, and "China is the world's top coal producer, consumer, and importer, and accounts for almost half of global coal consumption.”, [55] as such their CO 2 emissions reflect the usage and production of ...
Chart of Chinese progress from a US wartime pamphlet The Bund in Shanghai in the 1930s. The Nanjing decade (also Nanking decade, Chinese: 南京十年; pinyin: Nánjīng shí nián, or the Golden decade, Chinese: 黃金十年; pinyin: Huángjīn shí nián) is an informal name for the decade from 1927 (or 1928) to 1937 in the Republic of China.
"China, Europe, and the great divergence: a study in historical national accounting, 980–1850." Journal of Economic History 78.4 (2018): 955–1000. online; Brook, Timothy. The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China (U of California Press, 1998) excerpt; Chai, Joseph C. H. An economic history of modern China (Edward Elgar ...
In 1933, China was the only major country to use a silver standard.The use of silver protected China from the initial impact of the Great Depression in 1929, as it primarily traded with gold-standard countries, which saw a reduced silver price, effectively debasing the Chinese currency. [6]
Industrial sites were constructed in the north around the new steel mills at Baotou, Inner Mongolia, and in central China in Wuhan, Hubei. Industrial centers also arose in the southwest, mostly in Sichuan. In the 1950s, industrial centers in east and northeast China accounted for approximately two-thirds of total industrial output.
China’s exports slowed in November and its imports declined, falling below forecasts and underscoring potential weakness in trade at a time when its leaders are striving to boost the economy ...
Pages in category "1937 in China" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...