If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     China http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html Geography question: How many nations share common borders with China? How does that fact affect the making of foreign policy within China? Why? Demographics question: What are two political issues the age structure of the Chinese population suggests will be important there in the 21st century? Why? Comparison question: How does the land area of China compare with the land area of the USA? How does the Chinese percentage of arable land compare with the US percentage? Write a brief speculative essay about how these data affect the policy imperatives in the two countries. Explain the reasoning upon which you based your speculation.