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China
The Economic and Technological Powerhouse of the 21st Century
Plausible Futures Newsletter September 2002.
The Plausible Futures Newsletter collect and produce analysis and articles dealing wih the latest
developments within science and technology, politics and international affairs. This edition is a collection of
articles on China - covering population control, economics, nanotechnology, stem cell research, telecom,
environment, internal politics, taiwan relations, space, defence and the "war on terror".
"If you want to see the future of China, thats Shanghai. Beijing has palaces, government offices,
more interesting small shops, and better food. But theres already nothing like Shanghai on the planet,
and the place is still under construction, with the national bird of China, the Construction Crane,
in evidence everywhere. I sat in the superb bar on the 85th floor of the Grand Hyatt (like Hiltons and
Sheratons abroad, theres no comparison with the domestic counterparts), smoking a Cohiba Lancero
and sipping a Courvoisier, surrounded by vintage art. It was dark and foggy with light drizzle and, as
a large blimp drifted by about 40 stories below me, its aerostat illuminated with advertising in Chinese,
it became clear that I was already living in the world of the Blade Runner."
- Doug Caseys International Speculator.
Population control.
China is the most populous country in the world, with 1.27627 billion people at the end of 2001, one fifth of the
worlds total. This figure does not include the Chinese living in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative
regions, and Taiwan Province.
Family planning has been pushed forward as one of the basic state policies in China. Chinas family planning
policy combines government guidance with the voluntariness of the masses. The government guidance
includes: the central and local government ...
