During a solar eclipse, the Moon can sometimes perfectly cover the Sun because its size is nearly the same as the Sun's when viewed from the Earth. A total solar eclipse is in fact an occultation while an annular solar eclipse is a transit.
According to CNNâs online global wage calculator, which uses data from the International Labor Organization, the average annual salary of a worker in Chinaâs private sector was 28,752 yuan (about $4,755) in 2012, or 38% of the global average. Thatâs roughly the same as a cleaner in Thailand, according to CNNâs data.sing CNNâs tool, Chinese media plugged in government figures for the countryâs âhigh incomeâ bracket of urban disposable income (link in Chinese)âand discovered that the closest equivalent is a taxi driver in South Africa. The average salary of a public sector worker in China.
The report said that based on 2005 purchasing power parity (PPP) values, China would have GDP of $15.26 trillion by 2016, exceeding the United Statesâ GDP of $15.24 trillion for the first time and becoming the worldâs largest economy. The Chinese economy is forecast to be 1.5 times larger than the U.S. by 2030 and 1.7 times bigger by 2060.