China's population density is far higher in key regions: http://www.demographia.com/db-intlua-area2000.htm http://www.demographia.com/db-intlua-area2000.htm Th

China's population density is far higher in key regions: http://www.demographia.com/db-intlua-area2000.htm http://www.demographia.com/db-intlua-area2000.htm That was more than three years ago - it will be slightly lower in Japan now, and higher in those Chinese regions. > There's one fundamental difference between China and Japan Another that people seem to keep forgetting is that the Japanese people are largely a single people and had something approaching a functional parliamentary system during their rise. The Chinese are trying to maintain centralised planning for the largest show on earth, and their social systems are unhealthy.