Shifting Centers of Gravity: Analyzing the Changing Patterns of Population and Economy in China

This study examined: 1) the shifting patterns of population, economy, and center gravity in each industry using regional model, 2) socioeconomic factors influencing economy population China geographic detector model. Several major findings included following: First, economic have shifted generally to southwest. The centroid model can capture changes disparities from a dynamic perspective visualize over time. Second, while both primary secondary sectors transferred their centers northwest, tertiary sector’s has Third, educational resources, financial distribution, sector substantial influence on growth, whereas impact density growth is relatively significant. contributes offering valuable insights into changing China, as well.