The Characteristics and Dynamics of China's Macroregions

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China Economy
Introduction
China’s economy is ranked as the second position with an insignificant gross domestic product (GDP). The China economy was also ranked the first position by procuring power equivalence. China’s economy had been growing tremendously with an average of 6 % for 30 years until 2015. The public sector in China accounted for the largest share in the economy of the country than the private sector. China was ranked 71rd on the basis of per capita income in 2019 according to the international monetary fund (IMF). This economic growth was also contributed by naturally occurring resources which were rare elsewhere worth 23trillion dollars and coal and metal mining which accounted for 90%. China also possessed the largest banking sector and most of the billionaires are found there (Yang and Han 120). The aim of this paper is to highlight the macro-regions and the role the played in the growth of China's economy, the challenges they faced and the turning point of macro-regions in the economy of China.
China Macro Regions
China territory can be divided into several macro-regions on the basis of its topography. Each region grew tremendously and spread to many provinces which are densely populated with sparse populations in the hilly areas.
Lower Yangtze Macro-Region
Lower Yangtze is another macro region which the most developed part of China. This region played a big role in the economy of China, the Yangtze River supplied the region with enough water for irrigation, transport, industry, sanitation and marking the boundary. Delta in the river Yantagze contributed 20% of the growth of GDP in the China economy. Besides, the dam has produced hydroelectric power which is clean, renewable and self-sustaining energy. The Yangtze water reservoir was deep enough for easy navigation that contributed to the economy. As a result, trading activity is expected to increase in south China while the cost of transportation will reduce by 35.5% (Ding, et, al 465). Upper Yangtgz being a huge inland basin was surrounded by mountains and was very fertile and has a dense population. Which accounted for 10% for total GDP in 2015.
Challenges Facing the Yangtze Macro Region in the Economy of China
There is frequent flooding along the river, which has caused a lot of damages to land, homes and other properties. As a result, a lot of money has been used to control the flooding. A lot of money is lost as the fertile land is inundated as about the 10% land that is flooded contributes a huge loss, ultimately resulting in the importation of grain in the region rather than exporting hence decreasing the country's income. Construction of the dam also affected the fishing activities as many fish could not migrate to the upstream to spawn. This affected the local economy and the lives of the fishermen who depend on farming. (Ding, et al 465)
China Maritime Macro Region
North, Northeast and Lower Yangtze accounted for 50.5% of national GDP together in 2015. The remaining part of China particularly the middle and the upper Yangtze and maritime china were less integrated into an economic system as a single macro economy. This integration contributed to the economy as farming took place especially in the middle Yangtze which contributed 10.4 % of the GDP in 2015, the maritime china was the homeland for the Chinese who had left China. This region grew rapidly since it served as a dual-core for the china maritime. Between the periods of 2012- to 2017, China maritime contributed10 % of the total GDP in china as recorded by China’s officials' government thus, contributing to about 10 percent of China’s total gross domestic product. This immense growth in china’s maritime is as a result of the development of tertiary sectors such as tourism and transport industries (To and Lee 4844)
Challenges Faced the Economy in the China Maritime Macro Region
Fishery stock collapsed drastically by 90 % as the area that is next to the waste disposal site never controlled pollution the economic return should be checked in relation to the effect of the health of in China. The government had set policies such as levying high taxes on marine pollution resulting in a decrease in the earning obtained from maritime (Parsyak 1. Another challenge is difficulty in measuring the overall distribution of the maritime in the China economy as there are inclinations of the overall marine economy as the use of multi-factor production that was used to collect by the data was not accurate. All deductions were made on the proportion of the maritime economy to the China GDP (Parsyak 1)
North East (Manchuria) is also another macro-region in China. Occupants in this area practiced mixed farming such as diary keeping, fishing, and hunting. Nomadic pastoralist occupied the grassland reg...