By the Numbers
Fusion May 2010
1949 The year the People's Republic of China was formed
20 Percent of the world's population live in China (approximately 1.3 billion)
32 Million more boys than girls live in China thanks to their "one child" policy
71 Years id the average life expectancy
90 Percent of the country is literate
2003 The year China became the third country to launched a manned spaceflight
2001 The year Chinese authorities renamed the town of Zhongdian to Shangri-La after the fictional utopia found in James Hilton's novel Lost Horizons
1,100 McDonald's are located in China
85 Percent of artificial Christmas Trees sold in the United States are produced in China
80 Percent of toys used in the United States are produced in China
72 Percent of shoes sold in the United States are produced in China
60 Percent of the world's bicycles are manufactured in China