China has always stood out as a leading civilization, but after civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation, political leaders believed that China needed a major population boost. This boom of population to its current 1,373,541,278 has had detrimental effects when it comes to the society and economy as a whole. Despite facing issues that follow this, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations becoming a competitive global superpower. China's current state is due to political and social mandates in the past that will in turn have a detrimental effect on the country's future.
As shown here, geography has a huge part in determining where the majority of China's population resides today. Most of the population seems to be concentrated in the Southeast, near the sea and away from harsh terrain. As a result, China continues to struggle with overpopulation and pollution like smog in these urban areas. Accommodations also had to be made in order to fit people in the city. Images of this are shown below:
China's Current Demographics:
The number of religious adherents in China is steadily increasing, according to various independent reports. Professors of East China Normal University polled 4,500 people about their religious beliefs in 2007 and found that 31.4 percent of Chinese adults reported being religious. The government’s tally of registered religious believers remains at 100 million, which is less than 10% of the population, stated more recently in the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 2013 Universal Periodic Review. Many of the unregistered believers are said to practice folk religions. According to U.S. State Department reports, underground house churches and banned religious groups account for many of the unregistered believers as well. The numbers reported here are from the US Central Intelligence Agency. For information about religion, click here
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