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![Introduction of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in
East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion.
The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of
government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five
autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and
Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong
and Macau). The PRC also claims Taiwan – which is controlled by the Republic of China
(ROC), a separate political entity – as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the
complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War.
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, China is the world's second-
largest country by land area, but only the third or fourth-largest by total area, dependent
on whether the surface areas of various inland bodies of water such as the Great Lakes
are included in the total area of a country. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging
from forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the arid north to subtropical
forests in the wetter south. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain
ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers,
the third- and sixth-longest in the world, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely
populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500
kilometres long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's
fastest-growing major economy. As of 2013, it is the world's second-largest economy by
both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP), and is also the world's
largest exporter and importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state
and has the world's largest standing army, with the second-largest defense budget.[19]
The PRC has been a United Nations member since 1971, when it replaced the ROC as
a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. China is also a member of numerous
formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the WTO, APEC, BRICS, the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the BCIM and the G-20. China has been
characterized as a potential superpower by a number of academics, military analysts,
and public policy and economics analysts.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/introductionofchina-140313095159-phpapp01/85/Introduction-of-china-1-320.jpg)
![Introduction of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in
East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion.
The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of
government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five
autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and
Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong
and Macau). The PRC also claims Taiwan – which is controlled by the Republic of China
(ROC), a separate political entity – as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the
complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War.
Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, China is the world's second-
largest country by land area, but only the third or fourth-largest by total area, dependent
on whether the surface areas of various inland bodies of water such as the Great Lakes
are included in the total area of a country. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging
from forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the arid north to subtropical
forests in the wetter south. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain
ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers,
the third- and sixth-longest in the world, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely
populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500
kilometres long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's
fastest-growing major economy. As of 2013, it is the world's second-largest economy by
both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP), and is also the world's
largest exporter and importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state
and has the world's largest standing army, with the second-largest defense budget.[19]
The PRC has been a United Nations member since 1971, when it replaced the ROC as
a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. China is also a member of numerous
formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the WTO, APEC, BRICS, the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the BCIM and the G-20. China has been
characterized as a potential superpower by a number of academics, military analysts,
and public policy and economics analysts.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/introductionofchina-140313095159-phpapp01/75/Introduction-of-china-1-2048.jpg)
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Introduction of china
China is the world's most populous country located in East Asia, governed as a single-party state by the Communist Party with its capital in Beijing. It has a population of over 1.35 billion and jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, and four direct-controlled municipalities. Since economic reforms began in 1978, China has become the world's second largest economy and largest exporter and importer of goods.
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Introduction of china
- 1. Introduction of China China,officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The PRC also claims Taiwan – which is controlled by the Republic of China (ROC), a separate political entity – as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, China is the world's second- largest country by land area, but only the third or fourth-largest by total area, dependent on whether the surface areas of various inland bodies of water such as the Great Lakes are included in the total area of a country. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter south. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third- and sixth-longest in the world, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 kilometres long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas. Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest-growing major economy. As of 2013, it is the world's second-largest economy by both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP), and is also the world's largest exporter and importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army, with the second-largest defense budget.[19] The PRC has been a United Nations member since 1971, when it replaced the ROC as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. China is also a member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the WTO, APEC, BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the BCIM and the G-20. China has been characterized as a potential superpower by a number of academics, military analysts, and public policy and economics analysts.