China is easily one of the best examples of a economic powerhouse these days but a few short years back it was completely different.
Urbanisation Bibliography
The red symbolizes revolution, the big star represents the communist government and the 4 small stars represent pesants & workers.
China is the 3rd largest country in the world, she covers over 9.6 Million sqk!
China produces the most gold out of any country in the world. 404 tonnes of gold in production and 2,000+ tonnes in reserve
In December 2019, 175.29 million cell phones were produced in China. Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Realme are all Chinese phone companies that dominate the mobile phone market.
In 1987 only 18% of Chinese people lived in cities, this rose drastically to 30 percent in 1995 and nearly 40% in 2002.
What is Urbanisation?Chinese citizens migrate to Australia in hopes of a better life and to invest and make a financial profit, students travel for a better education and jobs and some migrate to experience what a western country feels like.
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
China has been on a fast track from a minor player to a major player on the world stage. A few decades ago China was one of the poorest countries and now it sits comfortably as the nation with the second highest GDP.
China changed from a 3rd world country to a global superpower by doing a couple of things listed below:
| Techinical Advancements | |
| Providing Cheap labour | |
| Investing in other nations | |
| Shift to Middle Class | |
| Exploiting its Geography | |
| Stable Government |
Chinese immigrants contribute to the Australian social economy via various sources some of which are listed below:
Chinese immigrants bring with them alot of their traditions and cultural values which they respect and carry on while in Australia / Other countries that they travel to, they also bring skills, labour and creative art / culture with them.
Major Contributions to the Society:
| Art | |
| Food | |
| Multiculturalism | |
| Culture |
Locations of countries can play a huge role in why people have to migrate to another country as some regions are in the epicenter of war like the middle east.
The 1852 Flooding of the Huang He river in the Shandong Peninsula led to disastrous crop failures, famine and disease
The Northern Chinese Famine of 1876 - 79 devastated China and up to 13 million people are estimated to have died of starvation and disease.
The 1887 Yellow River flood and the Boxer Rebellion had claimed millions of lives in China but the Chinese Exclusion Acts were passed prohibiting Chinese laborers from entering the US. A loophole was found in 1906 following the San Francisco earthquake and fire which destroyed immigration records
China's intrest in Australia has been high from the early days these are some of the major reasons, GRAPH, The linked website ( "graph" ) shows information of Chinese migrations to Australia over time.
Chinese fled their homes to escape the violence and conflict of the Civil War to a stable and safe environment and a new life in Australia.
Over 20,000 Chinese moved to America due to the lower risk from natural disasters and hazards together with the prospect of employment and greater wealth.
In the early days of Australia's establishment Chinese Immigrants were moving in Australia because of the various Gold Deposits being discovered all around the place also known as the Gold Rush.
In the current era Chinese investors and citizens are looking towards western developements to invest their money in as China is no longer a 3rd world country and people are moving to middle class workers.
(Thousand) Chinese born people in Australia
% of Australia's Total Population 2018
% of Australia's overseas born Population
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