How many live in China? In the tristate area? How many in the home country?
China has the most populations in the world. According to the national census on January 17th 2020, Chinese who lived in as permanent citizens are one billion four hundred and five million. The three major cities in China is held the largest numbers of people which is Beijing is twenty-one million five hundred and thirty thousand; Shanghai is twenty-four million two hundred and eighty thousand and Guangdong is fifteen million and three hundred thousand. My hometown Shenyang is a provincial capital in Liao Ning province with eight million and six hundred thousand.
In the tristate area, where do they live?
Most people in the major city of China usually live in city but not rural. The countryside is only a small amount of people and rural around the city as the policy of China has been enforced since the country established in 1949.
What jobs do a significant percentage of them have?
People who lived in Shenyang worked in various jobs such as business, technology, marketing and services. In lately years, the seniors have been increasing rapidly because over sixty years old were retired. They have much recreational time to spend in park and spa. However, many young people are looking for a job with good compensation and insurance. They prefer to go other provinces or go abroad to pursue a better life.
What are some major organizations/ advocacy groups/ resources in this community?
The community counsel is a major organization in very community. With my project that I would like to interview the community leader who in charged my house area. She knows the economy policy during the COVID-19 very well. If she wouldn’t be recorded, I could quote her phrases. Another part is interviewing a stall on street. There are so many private stalls sell food on the street. Clothes sellers working in the morning and food seller in the evening.
How strong are relationships with the home country? How significant are remittances to the home country’s economy?
Basically, every provincial capital held the superior position that leads economy strong in order to connect a good relationship with other city in the province. People move to the provincial capital for better personal income. Older people return to peripheral cities retire so that remittances in provincial capital like Shenyang are always higher than other cities.
In the homeland what is the GDP per capita?
In 2019, the GDP of Shenyang is six hundred and forty-seven billion. Increasing three million in 2018. To evaluate the general GDP in China, it is average above others.
The city where I would like to report named Shen Yang with eight million six hundred populations. The state enterprises are more than private company. In recent years, rural population move to the city for opening private business. The retailers keep increasing and fully covered the major city. When COVID-19 suddenly outbreak in China, Shen Yang as a major big city that shut down the economy immediately. After three months later, the virus slowly spread and almost under control. The government made a new plan in order to cover the loss for those private retailers. I would like to interview a street stall owner to get specific information about the new policy for private business. I may use photographs in report to present it vividly. I also have a plan to interview the community leader. If she didn’t want to be recorded, I would phrase and quoted what she said then use it appropriately.
- Interviewing community leader about the new economy policy and if it is stimulated economy might resurge to the last year.
- To general introduce the background of marketing and compare pervious years. Make a contrast the difference between the normal economy and COVID-19 period.
- Taking photos of street stalls. Recording their working moments and interview one of stall owner to get more details about new policy worked for private business.