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Growth of Secondary Sector (China)
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Growth of Secondary Sector (China)
Estimated that by 2013 Secondary Industry would be $5571 trillion
In recent years many TNC's have comes to China,more changes in society communism-capitalist
- China produces 50% of clothes; 2 thirds of photocopiers and 1 third of mobiles
Factors of China's industrial explosion
- political move = communism to capitalist
- global demand for cheap manufactured goods
- Investment by foreign comapanies (TNC's)
- few regulations to hinder industrial growth
- large labor force (cheap&skilled)
- estimated that 500,000 million will leave China's country side in search of work in next 2 decades
- natural resources (energy, hydroelectric power)
Benefits
- governments recognised problems and have set targets
- 10% energy generated will be renewable by 2010
- 16% energy generated will be renewable by 2016
- reduce energy consumption by 20%
- $172 billion on enviromental protection
- Improved working conditions for some
- Rising income with higher standard of living
- more jobs avaliable
- $47 billion on waste water treatment
- governments recognised problems and have set targets
Problems...
- China would get polluted related diseases and cause deaths
- widening gap between rich &poor
- Natural resources may run out
- 75% of china's energy will still be produced from coal
- 760,000 deaths per year from air and water pollution