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Chapter 4
Central China
A General Area
From Chapter 3, it follows that if China is divided into three parts: the east, center, and west, then
Central China represents the general area for investment and employment. Although this area is
general in terms of the opportunities for investment and employment, the regions in this part of
China can still be ranked from the most optimal to the least optimal based on their respective
characteristics. On the basis of the theoretical foundation, models, and methods, provided in
Chapter 2, this chapter calculates and analyzes the statistics available for the year 2011, and then
provides the consequent gu ...