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What was the approximate size of China's economy, as measured by its GDP, in 1978?
What was the approximate size of China's economy, as measured by its GDP, in 1978?
- US$15.22 trillion
- US$52.8 billion (correct)
- US$1.22 trillion
- US$10.839 billion
What was the per capita GDP in 2020?
What was the per capita GDP in 2020?
- US$10,839 (correct)
- US$1,839
- US$839
- US$5,839
When are forecasts projecting China's GDP to surpass that of the United States?
When are forecasts projecting China's GDP to surpass that of the United States?
- In the 2020s
- In the 2050s
- In the 2030s (correct)
- In the 2040s
What percentage of China's economy was accounted for by the primary sector in 2013?
What percentage of China's economy was accounted for by the primary sector in 2013?
What percentage of China's workforce was engaged in agriculture in the past decade?
What percentage of China's workforce was engaged in agriculture in the past decade?
What percentage of the total value is accounted for by the secondary sector?
What percentage of the total value is accounted for by the secondary sector?
What percentage of China's production did the tertiary sector represent in 2013?
What percentage of China's production did the tertiary sector represent in 2013?
What was the primary reason for the transformation of the lives and well-being of the Chinese people?
What was the primary reason for the transformation of the lives and well-being of the Chinese people?
What was the percentage of the agricultural labor force in 1952?
What was the percentage of the agricultural labor force in 1952?
What was the trend in the value of China's production output by sector from 1985 to 2013?
What was the trend in the value of China's production output by sector from 1985 to 2013?
What was the percentage of the national labor force in the secondary sector in 2013?
What was the percentage of the national labor force in the secondary sector in 2013?
What is a key characteristic of China's economy?
What is a key characteristic of China's economy?
What was the ultimate goal of the Chinese Communist Party's phased approach?
What was the ultimate goal of the Chinese Communist Party's phased approach?
What was the characteristic of the 'market socialism option' considered by the CCP leadership?
What was the characteristic of the 'market socialism option' considered by the CCP leadership?
What was the outcome of the first Five-Year Plan introduced in the early 1950s?
What was the outcome of the first Five-Year Plan introduced in the early 1950s?
What was the consequence of the initial success of the first Five-Year Plan?
What was the consequence of the initial success of the first Five-Year Plan?
What was the characteristic of the 'command economy option' considered by the CCP leadership?
What was the characteristic of the 'command economy option' considered by the CCP leadership?
What was the reason for the CCP leadership's shift towards a centrally planned model in the early 1950s?
What was the reason for the CCP leadership's shift towards a centrally planned model in the early 1950s?
What has fueled China's economic rise?
What has fueled China's economic rise?
What is a consequence of China's huge trade surplus?
What is a consequence of China's huge trade surplus?
Why have mainstream economic geographers traditionally struggled to understand Asia's economic advance?
Why have mainstream economic geographers traditionally struggled to understand Asia's economic advance?
What was the model for China's centrally planned economic system?
What was the model for China's centrally planned economic system?
What was the role of bureaucrats in China's centrally planned economy?
What was the role of bureaucrats in China's centrally planned economy?
What is a challenge posed by China's trade surplus?
What is a challenge posed by China's trade surplus?
What was the primary goal of the Great Leap Forward campaign?
What was the primary goal of the Great Leap Forward campaign?
What was the consequence of the Great Leap Forward's agricultural strategy?
What was the consequence of the Great Leap Forward's agricultural strategy?
What was the target of the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao?
What was the target of the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao?
What was the consequence of the Cultural Revolution on the education system in China?
What was the consequence of the Cultural Revolution on the education system in China?
What was the policy change made by the CCP Central Committee after the failure of the Great Leap Forward?
What was the policy change made by the CCP Central Committee after the failure of the Great Leap Forward?
What was the consequence of the Cultural Revolution on the urban elites and intellectuals?
What was the consequence of the Cultural Revolution on the urban elites and intellectuals?
