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The movement was led by the Chinese Industrial Cooperative Association (CICA or Indusco), founded in 1938 by foreign and Chinese activists. Its international arm the International Committee for the Promotion of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives ( ICCIC , also known by the nickname Gung Ho International Committee ) was founded in 1939 in Hong Kong ...
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.
Industrial output reached new heights surpassing that of the Song. Unlike the Song, however, the new industrial centres were located in the south, rather than in North China, and did not have ready access to coal, a factor that may have contributed to the Great Divergence. [219]
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 ...
The Belt and Road Initiative, including its related Digital Silk Road, are significant parts of China's industrial development strategy. [9]: 71 In 2015, China launched its Made in China 2025 industrial policy. [10]: 116 Its goal is to boost China's innovation in sectors deemed critical for the future of the world economy.
U.S. stocks set records Wednesday after the latest wild swerves for Chinese stocks left few ripples in markets worldwide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 431 points, or 1%, to hit its own ...
Rural industries today are more tied to their local government and community and have taken on new forms and roles (Huang, 2008). One of the most striking developments has been the rise of “industrial clusters” of small firms both competing with one another and cooperating to form a relatively complete industrial chain.