German "Economic Weekly" December 1st article, original title: "Economic Power" 10 interesting facts about China's Christmas tree, pigs and cement: China's economy has reached an incredible scale. Some data show the country's "advance".
Artificial Christmas tree. This superpower is not only the world's largest textile producer, but also the leader in making Christmas trees. 85% of the world's artificial Christmas trees come from China.
Pig empire. China not only lives the most people, but also the most pigs. According to the United Nations data for 2008, China has 446.4 million pigs, which is more than the sum of the other 43 countries. There are currently only 26.7 million pigs in Germany.
Smoking every day. The Chinese ignite 50,000 cigarettes per second. According to the WHO, the number of Chinese smokers has increased over the past few years, with 66% of Chinese men taking at least one a day.
"Ghost town" is everywhere. In recent years, China has carried out extensive construction in areas including rural areas. “Ghost towns†have appeared in many places, with more than 64 million apartments vacant across the country.
Lonely McDonald's. "The world's largest shopping center" New South China Mall should have 1,500 stores, but in fact 99% of the shops are still vacant, only a few restaurants, including McDonald's.
The construction boom continues. China is still working hard to build. As a result, no country consumes so much cement in China, and 53% of global cement demand comes from the Central Empire.
Barbie is too sexy . Chinese people are not building houses, they are producing textiles and toys, such as Barbie dolls and stuffed animals. Nearly 80% of German toys come from China. The Chinese rarely buy Barbie because the blond Barbie is too sexy for them. There are mainly cute dolls that are sold there.
Tens of thousands of Christians. In a country dominated by traditional Confucianism and atheists, the existence of Christians is difficult. But the 2008 figures show that there are about 19 million Christians in China.
Rapid development. In 2010, China replaced Japan as the second largest economy, and the Chinese are now four times richer than they were 10 years ago.
Everything is under control. The largest companies in China are controlled by the state, including PetroChina and Bank of China. Business managers and the government are closely linked. â–²
(Author Tim Lehman, Aoki)
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