Hong Kong is not a nation.lol :bash: :bash: :bash:neon said:if ALL Developing nations are considered 3RD world,where are those 2nd World nations?
Lets say:Hong Kong,Spain,Singapore...?
post your thoughts!
SPAIN, 2ND WORLD??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!neon said:if ALL Developing nations are considered 3RD world,where are those 2nd World nations?
Lets say:Hong Kong,Spain,Singapore...?
post your thoughts!
China is not third world, not even on History.DonQui said:The old definition of 1st, 2nd and 3rd world is 1st world = capitalist, 2nd world = communists, and 3rd world = everyone else. Obviously, with the collaps of communism, there needs to be a new distinction.
For me, the First World includes North America (US, Canada), All of Western Europe (EU 15 + Norway, Sweden and Iceland), Japan, SK, and Australia. These are very wealthy economies with large, diverse markets with wealthy consumers
For me, I would think the "New" second world would be those countries that are not quite up to snuff in regards to the first world (large structural problems, not as wealthy). However, they have a moderate amount of wealth. I would include all of Latin America as the "second world." In addition, I would add South Africa.
I would lump all other countries, including India and China, as the Third World. All of Africa north of South Africa, essentially all of Asia except Japan and SK (including Taiwan as a part of China), have large majorities of people that do not have the basic amenities of the first and second world, namely, access to education and at least moderate levels of development.
I think what we will see is the Second World remaining stagnant, with fast growing countries in Asia entering the Second World.
DonQui said:I would lump all other countries, including India and China, as the Third World. All of Africa north of South Africa, essentially all of Asia except Japan and SK (including Taiwan as a part of China), have large majorities of people that do not have the basic amenities of the first and second world, namely, access to education and at least moderate levels of development.
I think what we will see is the Second World remaining stagnant, with fast growing countries in Asia entering the Second World.
how do you know 900 million chinese live in the countryside?i think even chinese gouvernment can not estimate the figure.DonQui said:Yes, but 900 million chinese live in abject poverty in the countryside. sounds like the third world to me.
who told you the number,you'r really bullshit.dont make fake data,will you???DonQui said:Yes, but 900 million chinese live in abject poverty in the countryside. sounds like the third world to me.
i don't think 3rd world country make chinese lose face. :cheers:Sen said:where did you get that figure? less than 10% live in abject poverty, many live in relative poverty however, means that there's huge wealthy disparity between urban and rural.
was China classified as second world or third world during Cold War? China was communist but we never got along well with Russians.
Singapore is also third world?