The reasons for China's rise are summarized as follows:
Domain Area
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has a total land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers, making it the third largest country in the world.
Natural resources
China has many natural resources, including coal, oil and other minerals. Given the distribution of its rivers and mountain ranges, China should have the potential to develop hydroelectric power, with the world's largest amount of potentially exploitable hydroelectric energy.
Climate
China has a temperate climate over most of its territory, making it the country with the most temperate regions. According to Jeffrey Sachs, countries in temperate zones have higher food production and lower rates of disease outbreaks, especially endemic diseases transmitted by water and food, than countries in tropical regions. Geographic advantages can have a significant impact on a country's long-term economic performance, drawing on the creativity generated by a surplus labor force. Sachs argues that temperate climates have enabled most of these regions to be high-income countries, while China, Russia, and the countries of Eastern Europe have remained at middle-income levels because of their socialist pasts under planned economies. The benefits of temperate climates for economic development were first suggested by Adam Smith and appeared later in The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David Landes.
Population
China has the world's largest population, Economic Daily News - China Economic Net Beijing, Feb. 28, 2017 - The National Bureau of Statistics today released the "Statistical Bulletin on the National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China in 2017", which shows that at the end of 2017, the total population of the mainland was 139.08 million people, an increase of 7.37 million people compared with the end of the previous year, with a resident population in cities and towns of 813.47 million, accounting for 58.52% of the total population (the urbanization rate of the resident population), an increase of 1.17 percentage points from the end of the previous year, while the global population totals 7 billion, of which China accounts for 19%. China's family planning policy allowed only one child per family until January 1, 2016, a policy that has propelled the economic takeoff while also leading to aging, the one-child problem, an imbalanced population ratio, and a worker panic (see Negative Ratings). The education index of young people (15-24 years old) in China is 98.9%. China's population density of 140 people/km2 is in the middle of the global range, lower than South Korea's 491 people/km2 and higher than the US's 30 people/km2. Bounded by the line from Heihe to Tengchong, the eastern part of the country is more densely populated, with more than 300 people/km2, while the western part is less densely populated, with less than 50 people/km2. See also Heihe-Tengchong line.
Military
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, with 2.25 million serving soldiers, is the world's largest army and the world's third largest military power. However, the Chinese military is still lagging behind compared to the militaries of developed Western countries. Recognizing the PLA's shortcomings, the Chinese government is making great efforts to improve the PLA's equipment and modernization techniques. The People's Republic of China (PRC) plans to use its greatly increased military expenditures to develop a "Blue-water Navy" (蓝海海军).
Diplomacy and politics
China plays an important role on the world stage as one of the five veto-wielding permanent members of the United Nations.
China is gradually increasing its influence in international affairs to rival the West, which has always controlled the international stage. This is mainly due to the non-ideological diplomacy practiced by the Chinese government, which leaves room for China to seek diplomatic help and alliances with other countries in the future. Due to China's strong economic growth, China's interaction with the international community has increased dramatically compared to the past. East Asian Influence - Mainland China is the largest trading partner of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Economic growth has given China a great deal of influence in the ASEAN region. China also has influence in the military, economic and political spheres of North Korea.
African influence
Since the 1960s and 1970s, the Chinese government has pushed for the development of diplomatic relations with African countries. China's main objectives have been to win the international support of African countries, to promote Chinese-style ****productivism on the continent and to trade with African countries. After the Cold War, China's aims in Africa changed to trade, investment and energy. In 2012, China hosted the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing *** with leaders from 49 African countries attending, again showing China's huge influence in Africa.
Central Asian influence
Following China's economic growth, a huge challenge for the Chinese government is energy. Chinese oil companies have invested in Kazakhstan's oil fields, and Beijing and the Kazakh government are preparing to build a gas pipeline from Kazakhstan to China. China has also invested in hydroelectric power schemes in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is also becoming increasingly important in the political and security spheres in Central Asia. Some scholars believe that in addition to good relations with its neighbors, China has to take into account the issue of border security, which is one of the decisive factors in its emergence as a superpower.
Middle East influence
The importance of the Middle East is not only because of its huge reserves of oil, but also, most of the population in the Middle East is against the United States, the world's only superpower. China has looked to the Middle East's oil reserves and has offered diplomatic guarantees in exchange for Middle Eastern countries sending oil to China. China has become the world's second largest energy importer, behind the United States. The Chinese government is now trying to diversify China's energy imports. Half of China's oil comes from the Middle East, and as Middle Eastern countries begin to look outside the West for delivery countries, China has become their first choice. China has been cooperating with Middle Eastern countries in the past on strategic aspects and most of the advanced weapons in the Middle East come from China. Saudi Arabia, Iran and Palestine are the key countries in the Middle East, and in the future, these countries may successively get security from China to counterbalance the US hegemony in the Middle East.
Southeast Asian Influence
China has a certain amount of influence in Southeast Asia, and this influence is reflected culturally, economically and politically. In November 2006, China and a number of Southeast Asian countries signed articles on free trade, cultural exchanges, and military and security cooperation. The meeting also discussed the possibility of China and ASEAN forming an alliance for political, economic and security cooperation in the future.
Economy
China's GDP- For 34 years, China's GDP index has been growing at an average of more than 9 percent per year, making it one of the fastest-growing economic entities in history.In 2011, China's GDP stood at $7.3 trillion. At the same time, the Chinese government has lifted 300 million people out of poverty and has increased China's per capita income eightfold. Cities - China has many large cities, with 170 cities in China having a population of more than 1 million. Most of these cities have highways. These large cities are the industrial, economic and cultural centers of the country or region. The capital of the People's Republic of China is Beijing. Shanghai is the largest city in China and a major economic center in Asia, and it also has the world's busiest port.
In 2011, China accounted for 10% of the world's exports and 10% of the world's imports, and in 2013 surpassed the United States to become the world's largest trading nation accounting for 11% of the world's total. The Chinese government has a strong push to export medical devices and software products. China's foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.2 trillion in December 2011, making it the world's largest foreign exchange reserve.
Science and Technology
China is the world's second-largest science and technology researcher, with about 926,000 researchers today, just behind the United States. Since 1998 the Chinese government has tripled the amount of money it spends on scientific and technological research, which will reach $136 billion. China. In 2010 China had more engineering PhDs than the US. Many foreign companies have established research centers in China. Space Technology- In 1970 the People's Republic of China became the fifth country capable of launching a satellite when it first launched the satellite Dongfanghong into space.In 2003 the People's Republic of China became the third country in the world capable of independently launching a human being into space.In 2007 China became the third country in the world capable of destroying an artificial satellite with a missile.In 2010 the Chinese government launched the first satellite to orbit the moon, Chang'e 1, which is the first satellite in the world to be launched into space. The successful launch of the Chang'e-1 moon orbiting satellite marked China's entry into the lunar club, and Beijing plans to launch a space station into space and a moon landing program around 2020.
Culture
China is recognized by UNESCO as one of the world's four ancient civilizations, with a long history of culture, history and philosophy. From the Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang and Ming dynasties, China has been a leader in the world and has had a profound influence on the countries of East Asia.
These advantages determine the rise of China.