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Name: CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China
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CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

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“CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China”, published in 2004, is a work by United States. Central Intelligence Agency. It explores elements such as Hong Kong, South Korea and China.

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ Agriculture and industry have posted major gains especially in coastal areas near Hong Kong, opposite Taiwan, and in Shanghai, where foreign investment has helped spur output of both domestic and export goods. The leadership, however, often has experienced - as a result of its hybrid system - the worst results of socialism (bureaucracy and lassitude) and of capitalism (growing income disparities and rising unemployment) . China thus has periodically backtracked, retightening central controls at intervals. ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ From 80 to 120 million surplus rural workers are adrift between the villages and the cities, many subsisting through part-time, low-paying jobs. Popular resistance, changes in central policy, and loss of authority by rural cadres have weakened China's population control program, which is essential to maintaining long-term growth in living standards. Another long-term threat to growth is the deterioration in the environment, notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table especially in the north. ”

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“ For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ”

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“ After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. ”

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“ The authorities switched to a system of household and village responsibility in agriculture in place of the old collectivization, increased the authority of local officials and plant managers in industry, permitted a wide variety of small-scale enterprises in services and light manufacturing, and opened the economy to increased foreign trade and investment. The result has been a quadrupling of GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis, China in 2003 stood as the second-largest economy in the world after the US, although in per capita terms the country is still poor. ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. Beijing says it will intensify efforts to stimulate growth through spending on infrastructure - such as water supply and power grids - and poverty relief and through rural tax reform. ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ Accession to the World Trade Organization helps strengthen its ability to maintain strong growth rates but at the same time puts additional pressure on the hybrid system of strong political controls and growing market influences. China has benefited from a huge expansion in computer internet use. Foreign investment remains a strong element in China's remarkable economic growth. Growing shortages of electric power and raw materials will hold back the expansion of industrial output in 2004. ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ Economy China Economy - overview: In late 1978 the Chinese leadership began moving the economy from a sluggish, inefficient, Soviet-style centrally planned economy to a more market-oriented system. Whereas the system operates within a political framework of strict Communist control, the economic influence of non-state organizations and individual citizens has been steadily increasing. ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 50%, industry 22%, services 28% (2001 est.) Unemployment rate: 10.1% urban unemployment roughly 10%; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2003 est.) ”

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“ HU Jintao elected president by the Tenth National People's Congress with a total of 2,937 votes (4 delegates voted against him, 4 abstained, and 38 did not vote) ; ZENG Qinghong elected vice president by the Tenth National People's Congress with a total of 2,578 votes (177 delegates voted against him, 190 abstained, and 38 did not vote) ; 2 seats were vacant
elections: president and vice president elected by the National People's Congress for five-year terms ”

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“ Exports - commodities: machinery and equipment, textiles and clothing, footwear, toys and sporting goods, mineral fuels Exports - partners: US 21.1%, Hong Kong 17.4%, Japan 13.6%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany 4% (2003) Imports: $397.4 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, plastics, iron and steel, chemicals Imports - partners: Japan 18%, Taiwan 11.9%, South Korea 10.4%, US 8.2%, Germany 5.9% (2003) Reserves of foreign exchange & gold: $412.7 billion (2003) Debt - external: $197.8 billion (2003 est.) ”

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Fact Book, 2004 — China (2004)

“ Televisions: 400 million (1997) Internet country code: .cn Internet hosts: 160,421 (2003) Internet Service Providers (ISPs) : 3 (2000) Internet users: 94 million (2004)
Transportation China Railways: total: 70,058 km
standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines
dual gauge: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003) Highways: total: 1,402,698 km
paved: 314,204 km (with at least 16,314 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,088,494 km (2000) Waterways: 121,557 km (2002) Pipelines: gas 15,890 km; oil 14,478 km ”

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