Analysis paper on china politics and comparisons between china and usa

GEOGRAPHIC

Capital: Beijing

Area:

Total: 9,600,000 square kilometres

4th largest country in terms of area in the world.

Land- 97.2%

Water- 2.8%

Neighbours 14 sovereign states:

Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population

1.379 billion (2016) World Bank

Ethnic Groups: 56 ethnic groups

Han Chinese- 91.65%

Non-Han Chinese- 8.49%

Jewish, Tuvan, Oirat, Ili, Turki

Religious Groups

Taoism/Budhism- 15.87%

Protestant Christianity- 2.53%

Eastern Orthodox Christianity: the Russians

Islam- 0.45%

Animism/Shamanism

ECONOMY

Socialist Market economy

Second largest global economy- 2015

World's largest economy by purchasing power parity

Currency- Renminbi

GDP- 11.2 trillion USD (2016)

GDP per capita- 8,123.18 USD (2016)

GDP Growth Rate- 6.7% annual change (2016)

LEADERSHIP

Xi Jinping- Paramount leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party. Current president and leader of China.

Politburo Standing Committee (PSC)- decision making body

Constitution- created on september 20, 1954

National People’s Congress-parliamentary body; 2924 members (2017)

ELECTORAL PROCESS

Hierarchical electoral system- direct election of local People’s Congresses.

Election for governors, mayors, and heads of districts, counties, towns and townships.

National People’s government

The NPC elects the president and vice president, the chariman, vice-chairman, and secretary general of the Standing Committee of the NPC, and the president of the Supreme People’s Court.

Local People’s Congress

The communist party other parties nominate and candidates for direct elections/

Local People’s Governments

The People’s Congress formally elects heads of People’s governments

Village Chiefs

POLITICAL PARTIES

The Communist Party of China (CPC)- ruling party

Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK)

China Democratic League (CDL)

China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA)

China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD)

Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (CPWDP)

China Zhi Gong Party (CZGP)

Jiusan Society (JS)

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSGL)

THE BIRTH OF CHINESE COMMUNISM & THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA

MAO ZEDONG 1893-1976

THE GOVERNMENTS MAY HAVE CHANGED BUT THE IDEOLOGY REMAINS THE SAME

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National Peoples Congress

HOW CULTURE AND MARKETS IMPACT

THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

CULTURE : ECONOMIC RHETORIC

AND REFORM

POLITICAL SYSTEM : BEIJING STAKED CLAIM

TO LEGITIMACY ON ECONOMIC

PROSPERITY

MARKET : BEIJING BECOMES

LEGITIMATE