Is China a first second or third world country? Why is China considered a second world country? https://www.quora.com/Why-is-China-considered-a-second-world-country https://www.quora.com/Is-China-a-first-second-or-third-world-country David Farnsworth 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world country classifications is a relic of the Cold War. 1st world was America and other advanced Western countries, and Japan. 2nd world was the Communist states. 3rd world was everybody else (also called non-aligned countries...