Introduction - The Profile of China
In any discussion of the world population problem, china is usually the first country mentioned, along, perhaps, with India. China is the third largest country in the world with a landmass of total 9,596,960 sq km, which encompasses of a total land: 9,326,410 sq km and water: 270,550 sq km. It is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. (Refer to Appendix 1 for a more detailed outlook on China).
In late 1978 the Chinese leadership began moving the economy from a…
