The Territories of the People's Republic of China

by Europa Publications

• ISBN13: 9781857431490
• ISBN10: 1857431499
• Edition: 1st
• Copyright: 2003-01-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This unique survey covers the territories, states, provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China. Each chapter includes a map, geography, history, economy, and directory information. The reference includes essays on enterprise reform and development, population, relations with the USA and EU, and the growing disparity of wealth. It provides an economic survey and the latest available statistics on gross regional product, transport, agriculture, mining, industry, trade, foreign investment and employment, as well as a directory of the names and addresses of leading administrative and political officials, maps of the region, and useful index features.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Introduction
Economic Regionalism in the People's Republic of China	3	(10)
Hans Hendrischke
Governing China: Unity, Control, Decentralization and Global Integration	13	(10)
Chun Lin
Chronology of the People's Republic of China	23	(39)
Statistics	62	(3)
The Government of the People's Republic of China	65	(10)
PART TWO Surveys
Provinces
Anhui	75	(7)
Fujian	82	(6)
Gansu	88	(7)
Guangdong	95	(9)
Guizhou	104	(5)
Hainan	109	(8)
Hebei	117	(7)
Heilongjiang	124	(7)
Henan	131	(7)
Hubei	138	(6)
Hunan	144	(5)
Jiangsu	149	(8)
Jiangxi	157	(5)
Jilin	162	(5)
Liaoning	167	(7)
Qinghai	174	(6)
Shaanxi	180	(5)
Shandong	185	(7)
Shanxi	192	(5)
Sichuan	197	(7)
Yunnan	204	(6)
Zhejiang	210	(5)
Autonomous Regions
Guangxi	215	(5)
Nei Mongol	220	(6)
Ningxia	226	(5)
Xinjiang	231	(7)
Xizang (Tibet)	238	(6)
Special Municipalities
Beijing	244	(4)
Chongqing	248	(4)
Shanghai	252	(4)
Tianjin	256	(3)
Special Administrative Regions
Hong Kong	259	(5)
Macao	264	(7)
PART THREE Indexes
Index of Alternative Names	271	(2)
Index of Areas	273	(2)
Appendix: Taiwan	275