A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION INTO CSR WITHIN CHINA’S HOTEL INDU(20)

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uprising against Chinese rule have turned into more than a week of riots and clashes with security forces (BBC, 2008). Xinjiang unrest was regarding economy and race problems. Violence in China's restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 156 people dead and more than 800 people injured, state media say (BBC 2009).

3.2. Economic factors

The standard of living is a marked difference within the nation. The east is relatively rich. And the west is relatively poor. The cities – Shanghai, Guangzhou and, of course, Beijing – which rank among China‘s leading tourist destinations, are modern and sophisticated, while the western interior remains relatively backward and isolated (Mintel, 2008). ―China is the third-largest country in the world (after Russia and Canada) – home to some 22% of the world‘s population. It sprawls over a huge landmass – 9.4 millions square kilometres of

mostly mountains and deserts in the west, plains and deltas in the east – only 15% of which is arable.‖ (Mintel, 2008).

China is most populous developing country in the world. According to National Bureau of Statistics of China (2009), as of the end of 2008, China‘s total population was more than1.3 billions. China is one of highest population density countries. The average population density is 134 persons in per square kilometres with uneven distribution (Xinhua, 2009). Before 1979, China carried out planned economy so that its economy was tied. After 1978, Mao's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living

standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight (CIA, 2009).