The World Bank In China

China has had a remarkable period of rapid growth shifting from a centrally planned to a market based economy. Today, China is an upper middle-income country that has complex development needs, where Bank continues to play an important development role.

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China's High-Speed Rail Development

What type of planning, business models, and approaches to construction enabled the rapid growth of high-speed rail in China?

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Curbing Desertification in China

A World Bank-financed project is helping Ningxia to control desertification, rehabilitate natural vegetation, and boost incomes

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Chongqing 2035

This new report looks at how Chongqing can move up the value chain to become a sustainable global city.

China At-A-Glance

Since initiating market reforms in 1978, China has shifted from a centrally-planned to a market-based economy and has experienced rapid economic and social development. GDP growth has averaged nearly 10 percent a year—the fastest sustained expansion by a major economy in history—and has lifted more than 800 million people out of poverty. China reached all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 201...

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