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A peek into China's incredible future

Last updated on: October 5, 2011 08:32 IST

Image: An employee dries shuttlecocks on shelves in Wuhu, Anhui province.
Photographs: Jianan Yu/Reuters

China currently ranks as the world's second-largest economy after the United States.

It has been the world's fastest-growing major economy, with consistent growth rates of around 10 per cent over the past 30 years.

China is also the largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods in the world. The country's per capita GDP (PPP) was $7,544 in 2010.

Let us have a look at the changing landscape of China.

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A peek into China's incredible future

Image: A staff member stands in front of Airbus A320 final assembly line in Tianjin Municipality.
Photographs: Reuters/China Daily

By 2025, China will have 350 million more people in its cities.

That's about the same as the total population of the United States pouring in to Chinese cities.

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A peek into China's incredible future

Image: Construction workers walk past a farmer near newly constructed buildings in Gushi, Henan Province.
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters

By 2030, a total of one billion will live in Chinese cities.

That's the total population of Africa.

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A peek into China's incredible future

Image: A view of the UK Pavillion at the Shanghai Expo.
Photographs: Reuters

By 2030, 221 cities in China will have more than one million population.

Europe has just 35 cities that big.

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A peek into China's incredible future

Image: National Grand Theatre is reflected in the water in Beijing.
Photographs: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

A total of five billion square metres of road will be paved.

That's equivalent to one million football pitches.

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A peek into China's incredible future

Image: Deshengmen Embrasure Watchtower is lit by coloured lights in Beijing.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters

Forty billion square metres of floor space will be built in five million buildings.

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A peek into China's incredible future

Image: A view of China World Trade Centre Tower III in Beijing's Central Business District.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters

Fifty thousand of five million buildings could be skyscrapers.

That's the equivalent of constructing 10 New York Cities.