Chapter 13: Taiwan

Taiwan is a bigger city compared to other cities such as Hong Kong and Macau. Taiwan is located in the Eastern Asia and off the southeastern coast of China. Taiwan returned to China after the World War II. Taiwan went under the power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party in 2000 and later became one of the "Tigers".

Chapter 11 and 12: Hong Kong and Macau

Hong Kong and Macau are China's two special administrative regions. Hong Kong was created in 1997 which was the first. Hong Kong has a large population that is surrounded in one area. Hong Kong is also known as one of the greatest international finance center since it has a strong economy economy with low taxes and free trade. Hong Kong is well known for their legal system which based on the english law & the chinese laws. Hong Kong, unlike China also has a free market economy.

Macau was the second special administrative region of China. Macau is located to the west of the Pearl River Delta along the South China Sea. Macau came under China's control on December 20, 1999. Since Macau has it's own legal system, they maintained their own policies such as money and immigrations. Macau is still developing unlike Hong Kong who is one of the richest cities in the world.

Chapter 10: Urban Development in Beijing

      Beijing's new leader are counting on urbanization to remake the economy. Beijing is one of the biggest city in China that has about 18 million or so living there. Beijing is already a busy city that is overcrowded compared to other cities in China. With that much people living in Beijing adding more people into this city would push for better public transportation, more expensive land prices, and attract more people that are talented. With the new land prices, the old factories would move away and better new factories would be in place. In order for urban growth, they are relying on the market.