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October 30, 2005
A Few China Facts Which Aren’t So Well Known
As part of its special section on China, the Globe and Mail offers a list of facts on China, some of which worth a highlight because they aren’t well known here:
--About 30 per cent of Chinese adults live with their parents, according to a study by a research institute for the elderly.
--Last year, more than 3.7 million people took to the streets, angry about such problems as official corruption, environmental degradation and home evictions.
--More than 50 per cent of China's exports come from foreign-owned producers.
--In the early 1980s, China introduced market reforms. Now, only a third of the economy is directly state-controlled.
--More than 70 per cent of Chinese immigrants [to Canada] have traditionally settled in Vancouver or Toronto. Chinese is the third-most widely spoken language in Canada after English and French.
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