China

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control over ’s economy. It owns and operates the most important industrial plants and controls most nonagricultural employment and wages. The Communist government has achieved an impressive record of economic growth. The Communists have provided widespread employment opportunities, job security, and a more even distribution of income among the people.
Manufacturing and Mining make up the largest single part of ’s GDP, 42 percent. The largest consumer goods industries are the textile industry and the food-processing industry. is also the world’s largest producer of coal. During the early 1950’s, more than 90 percent of ’s energy came from coal. Since that time, however, the Chinese have discovered and rapidly made use of large deposits of petroleum.
Agriculture accounts for less than 25 percent of ’s GDP, but it ranks as the country’s largest employer by far. About 60 percent of ’s workers are farmers. In southern , rice, sweet potatoes, and tea are the major crops. Wheat ...

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