China is not considered a developed nation? Dang. The things you learn.
Must be the archaic designation of it as a “second world” country, whereas the developed and developing countries roughly match “first world” and “third world”.
Well, the wikipedia articles on human development and developed nations seem to indicate that to be considered a “developed nation” you have to have good per-capita rates, widespread infrastructure (admittedly, while China has first-rate infrastructure, it is only present in urban centers, to hell with rural areas!), and probably the most critical point re China is that you are into a Post-Industrial economy, with a larger service sector than industrial sector.
As far as my readings and knowledge can tell, the above are indeed points where China fails.
Must be the archaic designation of it as a “second world” country, whereas the developed and developing countries roughly match “first world” and “third world”.
Well, the wikipedia articles on human development and developed nations seem to indicate that to be considered a “developed nation” you have to have good per-capita rates, widespread infrastructure (admittedly, while China has first-rate infrastructure, it is only present in urban centers, to hell with rural areas!), and probably the most critical point re China is that you are into a Post-Industrial economy, with a larger service sector than industrial sector.
As far as my readings and knowledge can tell, the above are indeed points where China fails.