China had the largest and most complex economy in the world for most of the past two thousand years, during which it as seen cycles of prosperity and decline. Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. As of 2013, it is the world’s second-largest economy by both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity (PPP), and is also the world’s largest exporter and importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world’s largest standing army, with the second-largest defence budget. The PRC has been a United Nations member since 1971, when it replaced the ROC as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. China is a regional power within Asia and has been characterized as a potential superpower by a number of commentators.
China is officially called the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country. The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau).The PRC also claims Taiwan – which is controlled by the Republic of China (ROC), a separate political entity – as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War.
China is the world’s second-largest country by land area, and the third or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the definition of total area. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world’s largest standing army, with the second-largest defense budget.
This is only country in the world, where education is compulsory by law for everyone. Its also the fastest growing major economy in the world according to the world bank report. Therefore, it offers great opportunities for the students across the globe to acquire higher education especially in the field of Medical Science.