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EAST ASIAN NOTES – Population and Related
POPULATION
- Japan has the Highest Population Density because of the small landmass and to compensate they have created high-rise buildings and artificial landmasses.
- Half the Worlds Population Lives in Monsoon Asia (South East, and southeast Asia)
- Mongolia Lacks population due to the Gobi desert and the Altai Mountains. Nomads in Mongolia live in Yurts and move 4 times a year.
CHINA ON POPULATION CONTROL
- One Child Policy,
- Restricts the Ethnic Hand Majority one child per family. Minorities are mostly exempted
- Twins are allowed if they occur but no more
- China is a patriarchal society, meaning that males are more valued. So if a couple gets a woman they are allowed to try one more time for a child. (They leave the female either in foster care or outright kill the baby)
- If the mother and father are the only children, they are allowed 2
- Child tax occurs if they have more than one child (Per Child)
- Reports of Forced Abortions/Sterilization are common
- Since 2016 china has relaxed the policy
ECONOMICS
- China, The only developing country with a decreasing birthrate
- Japan, Is a developed country with a decreasing population. To combat this they created an algorithm that matches Japanese people so they can have more children.
ECONOMIC TYPES
- Japan, South Korea, Taiwan are Free Enterprise
- China and Vietnam are transitioning into Socialist Countries
- North Korea – Command Economy.
FOUR ECONOMIC TIGERS
- A Country that had rapid economic growth between the 1960s and 1990s
- Cheap Labor, Aggresive exports & investment in Technology (Like South Korea having Samsung)
- Mostly Free market economies
- Consists of Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea
Rebuilding Of Japan
- After World War 2 they become occupied by the United States
- The USA Funds the reconstruction of Industries to prevent the expansion of Communism
- Small Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony bounce back quickly
- Own many islands throughout the world.
MODERN CHINA
- China is divided between Taiwan and Mainland China through differences in Economic Systems
- Chinese Communist Part Remains in control of China
- Major Industrial leaders, today
- Due to begin communism, no one ever trades with them so they created Special Economic Zones, These zones are more free enterprise and as a result, are the Economic Powerhouses of China.
- Offshoring, Companies create manufacturing companies in China to create products but are not allowed to sell in China. Instead China steals the ideas and Manufacturing Details to create and sell their own products to their own people.