Relationship between China and the United States: A Review and Outlook of Half a Century

Author: Zhao Weiwen
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: India is a developing country with the world's seventh-largest land area and the second-largest population, after China. It is one of the birthplaces of the world's four great ancient civilizations. Since gaining independence from British rule in August 1947, ending nearly two centuries of colonial control, its economic strength has been continuously growing. Starting in the mid-1980s, its annual economic growth rate has been above 5%, and it has recently risen to 6-7%. In 2001, its gross domestic product reached over 500 billion US dollars (approximately half of China's).