china predictions for 2022

Read 30 predictions about China in 2022, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

International relations predictions for China in 2022

International relations predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

Politics predictions for China in 2022

Politics related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • China’s WeChat Is a Hot New Venue for US Election Misinformation.Link
  • Three hours a week: Play time's over for China's young video gamers.Link

Government predictions for China in 2022

Government related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • Three hours a week: Play time's over for China's young video gamers.Link

Economy predictions for China in 2022

Economy related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • Thanks to this year's technological breakthrough of nuclear fracking, China has gained access to its massive deposits of shale gas (previously too deep to access by traditional fracking tech). As a result, China will experience the same fracking-driven energy boom during the late 2020s to 30s as the US experienced during the the 2010s. This will significantly impact worldwide energy markets. Likelihood: 60%1
  • State-run Shenzhen Data Exchange starts official trading after 1-year trial.Link
  • China’s Digital Yuan Works Just Like Cash—With Added Surveillance.Link
  • Informality or creativity? The development and demolition of artist and IT worker villages in metropolitan Beijing.Link

Technology predictions for China in 2022

Technology related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • China's space agency completes its first successful test of a fully reuseable rocket this year. Likelihood: 75%1
  • Beijing launches self-driving buses this year to test run in high-tech industrial parks and on sightseeing routes. Likelihood: 90%1
  • Executive summary.Link
  • China Taps in Graphene Technology To Replace Silicon-Based Chips & Breaking The Monopoly With 10 Times The Performance.Link
  • China’s WeChat Is a Hot New Venue for US Election Misinformation.Link
  • Almost Half of Industrial Robots Are in China.Link
  • How xpeng’s city navigation will stack up against tesla’s fsd.Link

Culture predictions for China in 2022

Culture related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • A new law in China prohibiting parents from placing excessive academic pressure on children will come into effect January 1 of next year. Likelihood: 90 percent1
  • The Art Market 2022: Asia-Pacific Focus.Link
  • Why the Art Market’s Pivot to Asia Is About More Than Chasing New Wealth (and Other Insights).Link
  • Proceedings of the 2022 international conference on comprehensive art and cultural communication (cacc 2022).Link
  • Making and makerspaces: Exploring community centres as creative hubs in China.Link
  • For chinese millennials, hopelessness is a brand.Link

Defense predictions for in 2022

Defense related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • China finishes building four new aircraft carriers this year. Likelihood: 70%1
  • China could have 4 aircraft carriers by 2022: should the navy be worried?.Link

Infrastructure predictions for China in 2022

Infrastructure related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • China first space station, Tiangong, becomes operational this year; it will include a core module and two laboratory cabins, large enough to house three to six astronauts. The station will be expandable and will also be open to foreign astronauts. Likelihood: 75%1
  • China achieves over 95% nationwide fiber internet connectivity, with plans to further expand this network to neighboring countries. Likelihood: 90%1
  • China's newest high-speed passenger train officially enters service this year with the ability to reach speeds of 370 miles (600 kilometers) per hour, more than 150 mph faster than the world's fastest passenger trains. This train will also not run on rails, but float above the track using magnetic levitation tech. Likelihood: 80%1

Environment predictions for China in 2022

Environment related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • China bans plastic bags in all cities and towns this year. Markets selling fresh produce will be exempt from the ban until 2025. Likelihood: 90%1

Science predictions for China in 2022

Science related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

  • China continues to improve its space infrastructure, and integrate remote-sensing, communications, navigation, and positioning satellite technologies. Likelihood: 65 percent1
  • The Olympians chosen for this year's Winter Olympics were selected/screened for performance (in part) by their genes. Going forward, all state athletes will have their whole genome sequenced, with the candidates who possess the most promising genes for their respective sports getting preferential treatment in terms of training and development resources. Likelihood: 80%1
  • Budget cuts in the US lead to Chinese R&D spending surpassing the US total by this year. This development means that China becomes the leading nation for scientific and medical research. Likelihood: 90%1
  • China starts construction on the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), its giant $5 billion particle smasher set for completion in the 2030s. (Likelihood 70%)1

Health predictions for China in 2022

Health related predictions to impact China in 2022 include:

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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.

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