A side-by-side world maps show how global trade has changed since 2000. China has rapidly expanded its influence, becoming the top trading partner for much of the world – overtaking both the U.S. and the EU in many regions.
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This map shows how China’s territory expanded and contracted over 3,000 years. From the Yellow River basin to the far edges of Central Asia, the post explores key historical events that defined China’s evolving borders.
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See how global trade dominance has shifted between the U.S. and China from 2000 to 2024 with a compelling world map. What’s next for global trade? Find out here.
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This unusual board game from 1960s Taiwan lets you “retake” China from Taipei to Nanjing using dice and strategy. A look into history, politics, and playful propaganda—all in one game board.
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Dive into the fascinating comparison of Chengdu Metro and Toronto Subway systems. Despite Toronto’s 56-year head start, Chengdu’s explosive growth since 2010 has resulted in a metro network that dwarfs its Canadian counterpart. Uncover the reasons behind this stark contrast in urban transit development.
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China’s urban planning philosophies and approaches have experienced many transitions because of governance and economic structure shifts throughout the country’s extensive history. The establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 denotes the start of three recent historical phases of urban planning that express a divergence from traditional Chinese urban planning morphologies, broadly categorized as a socialist, hybrid, and global cities.
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Early in 1902, the Chinese government began to enumerate the Empire’s population for taxation purposes. The population of the eighteen provinces of China proper was 407,734,330. Even back then, China was the most populous country. The British Empire had almost a similar population.
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The U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs issues an overall Travel Advisory level for every country based on security and safety information changes. They issue a Travel Advisory for every country, providing overall levels of advice from 1 to 4.
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For each EU associate, trade with all other EU members is more significant than any other trading partner. The EU and the US have China as their most crucial source of imports. China’s own most considerable origin of imports is the EU. In other parts of the world, the EU or the US is the largest trading partner.
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The lifetime supply of toilet paper in Portugal is incredible at 11,323 rolls, which would add up to 643 miles (1035 kilometers) worth of toilet paper, while an average Nigerian will only use about 3 miles or 4.8 kilometers (a mere 56 rolls) in their whole life.
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