Beijing Rising
China remains primarily a nation of farmers, and the transition to an industrial free market is much like the traffic on Highway 204-unpredictable. Few state-owned firms have been sold, and most are laggard behemoths. Growth is driven by new joint ventures, collectives and private busines-ses, which now account for more than 50% of China’s industrial production.
For China’s newly-rising enterprises, profits are up throughout the region-thanks largely to low wages. Last year the BeiBei company in Zhangjiagang cleared $14 million on exports of 10 mil- lion pairs of shoes to U.S. department stores. Typically, Chinese workers in a plant like this make about 34 cents an hour, compared with $3.50 for Korean workers, according to South Korean esti- mates. That gives China a huge competitive advantage.
Last fall Beijing agreed to open its markets to more U.S. goods, including everything from Polaroid film to automobiles. In return, Washington would support China’s membership in General Agreement on Tariff and Trade. Membership in this club, which includes all the world's leading economies, could provide a huge boost for low-wage export economy. Last year China’s trade surplus surged, buoyed by exports of toys, textiles and consumer electronics. "The trade surplus it- self will be the No.1 problem this year," says one Chinese officials. "After Japan, we’ll be first in line for retalintion."At the same time, Americans has an increasingly large stake in good relations with China.
Non-state owned businesses contribute more than 50% of the economic growth.
A、正确
B、错误
【正确答案】：A
【名师解析】:根据题目内容，中国经济增长的很大一部分是由新成立的合资企业、集体企业和私营企业推动的，这些非国有企业现在占中国工业生产的50%以上。这与题目选项中提到的“非国有企业对经济增长的贡献超过50%”相符，因此选项A是正确的。题目中提到了中国企业，如BeiBei公司，通过出口到美国赚取了大量利润，这得益于中国工人的低工资，这为中国提供了巨大的竞争优势。此外，中国去年的贸易顺差激增，这表明出口经济正在增长。因此，可以得出结论，非国有企业对中国经济增长的贡献是显著的，选项A正确。
