Country profile: China

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The People's Republic of China is one of the world's largest countries, with a total area amounting to 9.6 million square kilometers, following just behind Russia and Canada.

In terms of climate, it is extremely diverse because of the country's extensive and complex topography. In northeast China, summer is short while winter is long and cold. Precipitation is limited in northwest China where it is cold in winter and hot in summer. In southwest China consisting of low latitudes, the land is elevated high, and has characteristically vertical seasonal zones. In the south of the Nanling Mountains, rain is prolific and the temperatures are high all year round. In central China, there are four distinctive seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. China's population is over 1.3 billion, making it the largest country in the world. According to the 2010 census, 91.51% of the population was of the Han ethnic and 8.49 were part of minority groups.

Even though it is the largest population in the world, the population growth rate is only 0.47%, ranking 156th in the world, which is probably due to the one-child policy. Its national population density (137/km2) is not very high, similar to some countries like Switzerland or the Czech Republic.

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[...] China has indeed its own religions, philosophies, arts, music, literature . But, this culture has evolved over time. In fact, nowadays, Chinese people are very interested in French culture and therefore in French products; especially in luxury goods. Concerning the education in China, it is important to underline that the French language is very popular. In fact, a lot of parents who are involved in the schooling of their children want them to learn French. There is a French high school in Hong-Kong. [...]

[...] China is a very cultural country, in which calligraphy was born for instance. China is involved in all the expression arts, like literature, paint, music . But today, we can notice that Chinese people like French culture, especially high quality French products. They drink wine from Bordeaux, they wear Louis Vuitton bags. Moreover, the famous French « marché de Noël » exists today in China. In fact, French people go there to replicate exactly the same market and a lot of Chinese people like visit it to see the French culture, buy French products and eat French Christmas food. [...]

[...] The strong preference for boys is due both to traditional values, but is also a consequence of poverty, as in the countryside where is the son who supports his parents and traditionally, girls do not work and are therefore unable to support the family. As a result, Chinese society is very "macho" and has a strong differentiation of roles between men and women. Men hold most positions of responsibility and power. The role of women in China is very limited although it tends to become more important in cities and more developed regions. [...]

[...] As regards clothing, you must not wear white clothes because it is a sign of death in China. CONCLUSION Geography and demography China's fast-growing population was a major policy matter for its leaders so that in the 1970s, the government implemented a one-child birth- control policy. As a result of it, China successfully achieved its goal of a more stable and reduced fertility. However, the population continues to grow and a lot of people want more children. There is also serious gender imbalance. [...]

[...] To develop, it must be an open society able to receive flows of capital, resources, expertise, to built alliances. As other big countries in the world, it has to take in consideration international institutions, regulations and standards. The government has struggled with a couple of problems that has held the economy down. A lot of progresses have been made. Industry is characterized by important technological improvements and productivity. Even though some industrial facilities are still state-owned, private ownership is encouraged. [...]