The first Communist party leader from 1949-1976.
What is Mao Zedong?
Type of economy under Mao 1949-1976
What is command economy?
While there are dominant political parties in the US and Mexico, other political parties are allowed, field candidates and can serve in legislature. This is not so in China because it is set up as this.
What is one party state? The CCP controls the government.
Prior to Chinese revolution of 1912, China was ruled via this system for thousands of years (where leaders passed rule through family members and claimed mandate of heaven)
What is a Dynasty
China's economy. Mixes aspects of socialism and capitalism. Capitalism is especially prevalent in these "zones" along the coast
What is a Socialist Market Economy and Special Economic Zones?
While there are direct elections at the village level- elections for party members and NPC members are from elected party councils. These are called what type of elections?
What are indirect elections?
When a factory or business is owned by the government. In China today only 30% of businesses are these including banking and railways
What are State owned enterprises (SOEs)?
Sets the CCP party and legislative agenda
What is the Politburo Standing Committee?
China has a population of 1.4 billion, but only 6.5 % are this.
What are members of the Communist party?
Economic campaign in China from 1958 to 1962 to transform the country from an agrarian society into an industrialized society through the forced formation of people's communes. Resulted in agricultural destruction & mass famine. 20 -50 mil died
What is "The Great Leap Forward"
These 5 regions in China are designated this because they have large populations of ethnic minorities. Name two of concern.
What are Special Autonomous Regions? What are Tibet, Xinjiang?
The are 200 million surveillance cameras around China for data collection and control. What system have they implemented to reward citizens for being "good" and punish for being "bad" citizens
What is the "Social Credit System" ?
The top of the CCP with 7 members.
What is the Politburo Standing Committee?
The current president of China and General Secretary of the CCP.
Who is Xi Jingping?
1966-1976 focused on rooting out party enemies (intellectuals, professors, etc) Unleashed students and red guard to terrorize those seen as the "enemy." Crippled the economy, ruined millions of lives and thrust China into 10 years of turmoil.
What is the Cultural Revolution?
In China - all of these must register with the government. Only 1 political and one social/charitable one are allowed in each administrative region.
What are Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
China uses this along with more than 20,000 cyber police to monitor and control citizens online activities.
What is the "Great Firewall of China"?
The central bodies of the CCP listed in order from bottom to top.
What is the National Party Congress, Central Committee, Politburo, Politburo Standing Committee?