This document provides an overview of China including its history, geography, economy, and military. It discusses China's major dynasties that ruled throughout history. It also outlines key facts about China such as its national symbols, geographic features like major rivers and mountain peaks, climate zones, and international borders. The document examines China's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, noting their contributions to GDP. It provides details on China's major exports, imports, ports, and future prospects in transitioning to higher quality manufacturing. The military section reviews the branches of China's armed forces.
3. ABOUT CHINA
SYMBOLS OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
NATIONAL ANIMAL
NATIONAL TREE
NATIONAL FRUIT
NATIONAL BIRD
NATIONAL CURRENCY
GIANT BEAR
GINKGO
KIWI
RENMINBI
RED CROWNED
CRANE
4. NOTEWORTHY PEOPLE FROM SPAIN
Chairman Mao Zedong
(1893 - 1976)
Bruce Lee
Qin Shi Huang
(259 - 210 BC) Jack Ma
5. GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW
LOCATION &
AREA
• China is located in
Southeast Asia along the
coastline of the Pacific
Ocean
• Area- 9,600,000 km2
(3,700,000 sq mi)
• World's third largest
country
CLIMATE
• Northeast- the summers
are hot and dry and the
winters are freezing cold.
• North and central regions
have frequent bouts of
rain coupled with hot
summers and cold winters
RIVERS
• 50000 Rivers
• Yangtze River——6380km
MOUNTAIN
PEAKS
• Mt. Everest - 8848m
• Mount Huanshan- The
Number One Precipitous
Mountain under Heaven
6. NATURAL
RESOURCES
• More than 30,000 plant
species are native to China
• Extensive deposits of coal,
oil and natural gas.
• top producer of aluminum,
magnesium, antimony, salt,
talc, barite etc.
FLORA
• 7,000 species of woody
plants, of which 2,800 are
arbor.
• More than 30,000 plant
species are native to China
FAUNA
• More than 2,000 species of
terrestrial vertebrates
• 1,189 known species of
birds, nearly 500 animal
species, more than 210
species of amphibians and
320 species of reptiles
GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW
BORDERS
OF CHINA
• International borders
with 14 sovereign states
• 30-km border with the
special administrative
region of Hong Kong
7. MAJOR PORTS
•Port of Shanghai
•Port of Shenzhen
•Port of Ningbo
•Port of Qingdao
•Port of Guangzhou
MAJOR EXPORTS
Cotton $15 billion
Tea $1.5 billion
Rice $378.8 million
Potatoes $227.2 million
Soya beans $108.5 million
MAJOR IMPORTS
Mineral fuels $116.2billion
Iron Ore $57.1 billion
Copper $53.2 billion
Oil Seeds $38.3billion
Coal $11.5 billion
8. MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN CHINA
Primary
Industry, 10%
Secondary
Industry, 44%
Tertiary
Industry, 46%
China's GDP Breakup
Primary Industry
Secondary Industry
Tertiary Industry
PRIMARY SECTOR
• The world’s largest agricultural economy
with farming, forestry, animal husbandry
and fisheries accounting for approximately
10% of its GDP
• It accounts for approximately 34% of the
total employed population.
SECONDARY SECTOR
• Construction and industry
accounted for 44% of China's
GDP in 2013
• Industry is the bigger contributor
(84% of the secondary industry),
while construction accounts
for just 7% of overall GDP
• Approximately 30% of China's
employed population
TERTIARY SECTOR
• Accounts for about 46% of GDP
9. FUTURE PROSPECTS OF CHINA
• Moving from low quality products and
cheap production to High Tech manufacturing
• Change China from a mass-producer to
a quality-master.
• Chinese government is making short work of
improving the private sector by spending more on
high-quality research. This helps to transition out a
cheap and low-tech export-oriented economy
10. EASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
China is ranked 46 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings.
According to the World Bank Study, following reforms made rapid progress in business climate:
Getting Electricity was made
easier by expanding network
capacity and making the
connection process free of
charge.
Starting a Business was made
easier through the introduction
of online registration systems
and simplifying social security
registrations.
Dealing with Construction
Permits was made easier by
streamlining the process of
obtaining building permits and
certificates of completion
Paying Taxes was made easier
by abolishing the business
tax, allowing for joint filing
and payment of all stamp
duties
11. MILITARY IN CHINA
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its founding and
ruling political party, the Communist Party of China (CPC). The PLA is the world's largest military force and constitutes the
second largest defence budget in the world.
SERVICE BRANCH
GROUND BRANCH
• Ground force with 975,000
personnel
• Half of the PLA's total
manpower of around 2 million
NAVY
• The 240,000 strong People's Liberation
Army Navy (PLAN) is organized into three
major fleets:
1. the North Sea Fleet headquartered
at Qingdao,
2. the East Sea Fleet headquartered
at Ningbo
3. the South Sea Fleet headquartered
in Zhanjiang.
AIR FORCE
• The 395,000 strong People's Liberation Army
Air Force is organized into five Theater
Command Air Forces (TCAF) and 24 air divisions
ROCKET FORCE
• The 395,000 strong People's Liberation Army
Air Force is organized into five Theater
Command Air Forces (TCAF) and 24 air divisions
