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
1. China produces 50% of clothes; 2 thirds of photocopiers and 1 third of mobiles
Factors of China's industrial explosion
1. political move = communism to capitalist
2. global demand for cheap manufactured goods
3. Investment by foreign comapanies (TNC's)
4. few regulations to hinder industrial growth
5. large labor force (cheap&skilled)
  1. estimated that 500,000 million will leave China's country side in search of work in next 2 decades
6. natural resources (energy, hydroelectric power)
Benefits
1. governments recognised problems and have set targets
  1. 10% energy generated will be renewable by 2010
  2. 16% energy generated will be renewable by 2016
2. reduce energy consumption by 20%
3. $172 billion on enviromental protection
4. Improved working conditions for some
5. Rising income with higher standard of living
6. more jobs avaliable
7. $47 billion on waste water treatment
Problems...
1. China would get polluted related diseases and cause deaths
2. widening gap between rich &poor
3. Natural resources may run out
4. 75% of china's energy will still be produced from coal
5. 760,000 deaths per year from air and water pollution

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