In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
7
China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.
219
Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
29
The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
100
The world's longest traffic jam took place in Beijing, China. It was over 60 miles long and lasted 11 days.
15
A 22 year old Chinese man needed a new nose. Instead of a transplant, a surgeon built a new nose on his forehead.
2
In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
129