China- Let's have a Look

The Bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai.

The Bund was famously featured in the novel Empire of the Sun by British author J.G. Ballard, based on his experiences as a boy during the Japanese invasion and occupation. The book was later made into a film by Steven Spielberg.

   HSBC, Hong Kong , Shanghai Banking Corporation  

HSBC is a universal bank and is organised within four business groups: Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets (investment banking); Retail Banking and Wealth Management (retail banking and consumer finance); and Global Private Banking. It has around 7,200 offices in 85 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America and around 89 million customers.  As of 31 March 2012, it had total assets of $2.637 trillion, of which roughly half were in Europe, a quarter in the Americas and a quarter in Asia.

HSBC Holdings plc was founded in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company and to enable the acquisition of UK-based Midland Bank. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where branches were first opened in 1865. Today, HSBC remains the largest bank in Hong Kong, and recent expansion in mainland China, where it is now the largest international bank, has returned it to that part of its roots.

HSBC has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. As of 6 July 2012 it had a market capitalisation of 102.7 billion, the second-largest of any company listed on the London Stock Exchange. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (where it is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index), the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris and the Bermuda Stock Exchange.

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The Brics group is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.  BRICS Development Bank and the contingency reserve fund, is committed to promoting the latest effort to establish a fair and reasonable new international financial order.  "BRICS" GDP accounted for about 20% of total world trade volume accounted for 15%, while the contribution to global economic growth rate was over 60%.  International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted economic growth next year BRIC countries will reach 62% of the world total, while declining economic growth of the Western Group of Seven retreated 13 percent of the world total.


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People's Liberation Army

The PLA is the world's largest military force, with approximately 3 million members, and has the world's largest (active) standing army, with approximately 2.25 million members. The PLA comprises five main service branches, consisting of the PLA Ground Force, PLA Navy (PLAN), PLA Air Force (PLAAF), Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), and the PLA Reserve Force.

The PLA is formally under the command of the Central Military Commission of the CPC; there is also an identical commission in the government, but it has no clear independent functions. The Ministry of National Defense, which operates under the State Council, does not exercise any authority over the PLA and is far less powerful than the Central Military Commission (CMC). The ministry assures continuing CPC control over the armed forces, and its primary role is that of a liaison office with foreign militaries. The political and military leadership have made a concerted effort to create a professional military force restricted to national defense and to the provision of assistance in domestic economic construction and emergency relief. This conception of the role of the PLA requires the promotion of specialized officers who can understand modern weaponry and handle combined arms operations. Troops around the country are stationed in seven military regions and more than 20 military districts.

Chairman Hu Jintao has defined the missions of the PLA as:

Consolidate the ruling status of the Communist Party.

Help ensure China's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and domestic security in order to continue national development.
Safeguard China's expanding national interests.

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Footage is from the China National Day Parade marking the 60th anniversary on October 1, 2009.

China's Pledge:

Five-Starred Red Flag is fluttering in the wind, How bright is our song of victory; Sing for our dear motherland, Towards prosperity and strength from now on. Across the mountains, across the plains, Over the turbulent Yellow and Yangtze rivers; This vast and beautiful land, Is our delightful home; We love peace, we love home, Our unity and fraternity is as strong as steel. Five-Starred Red Flag is fluttering in the wind, How bright is our song of victory; Sing for our dear motherland, Towards prosperity and strength from now on. Sing for our dear motherland, Towards prosperity and strength from now on.

China never Sleeps

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