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Internships in China:

China

The first thing one needs to appreciate is just how different China is from the U.S. in terms of its history, politics, economics and culture. More important, however, is to understand how China is changing. China’s population is approximately 23 percent of the world’s total. China’s integration into the global economy, therefore, is an extremely large economic event fueling accelerated change in many markets and global economic growth. What is changing for the Chinese is their economic path. Once deeply rooted in socialism, China forced itself towards what the Chinese government refers to as a "Socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics" or what some foreign economists refer to as “Chinese Capitalism”. China has been able to maintain stellar economic growth rates, but like most developing countries the wealth is unevenly spread. In China's case, coastal urban cities like Shanghai are growing more wealthy and modern while and the agriculture-based rural economy remains basically unchanged. This is creating a widening gap between the haves and the have nots which makes it very important to see how the Chinese government and the people respond.

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Our Mission

To empower students to become globally minded professionals by enabling hands-on work experience with organizations around the world that are making a difference. We do this by creating an international network of in-country partners and local grass roots organizations who are working to improve the welfare of their community in areas such as education, health care, the environment, clean energy, economic development, agriculture and more. Terra Intern Abroad is open to work with non-profits, non-governmental organizations, sustainable businesses and mission-driven social enterprises.

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