China’s Government Cabrina, Amber, Alex, Travis And John

Key Historical Points Mao Zedong ( ) was the leader of china during WWII which he adopted the communist political system The current leader of china is General Secretary Hu Jintao Three of the world's ten longest rivers have their source in China, and a further three have their source in Mongolia. The modern word “China” most likely derives from the name of the Qin (pronounced “chin”) dynasty. First Emperor Qin Shi Huang ( B.C.) of the Qin dynasty first unified China in 221 B.C., beginning an Imperial period which would last until A.D On September 27, 2008, Zhai Zhigang made the first spacewalk by a Chinese astronaut.

Geography China stretches some 5,026 kilometres (3,123 mi) across the East Asian landmass The eastern half of the country, its seacoast fringed with offshore islands, is a region of fertile lowlands, foothills and mountains The western half of China is a region of sunken basins, rolling plateaus, and towering massifs, including a portion of the highest tableland on earth.

Economic and social conditions The current population is 1,343,239,923 (July 2012 est.) Cricket fighting is a popular amusement in China. Many Chinese children keep crickets as pets The People's Republic of China (PRC) is the world's second largest economy after the United States. It is the world's fastest-growing major economy, with growth rates averaging 10% over the past 30 years. China has reduced the number of urban households which do not have enough living space to 1.56 million, or 1.1 percent of the total, thanks to the great efforts made over the past more than 20 years.

Ethnic, caste, Religious groups The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group, where some 91.59% of the population was classified as Han Chinese (~1.2 billion). major minority ethnic groups are Zhuang (16.1 million), Manchu (10.6 million), Hui (9.8 million), Miao (8.9 million), Uyghur (8.3 million), Tujia (8 million), Yi(7.7 million) The Chinese caste system was based on basic Confucius views. Greatest to lowest 1) scholars 2) farmers 3) artisans 4) merchants Religious Groups Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), Buddhism, Islam and Christianity

Ideologies The CPC is the world's largest political party, claiming over 80 million members The current party leader is Hu Jintao, who holds the title of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China After a lengthy civil war, the CPC defeated its primary rival, the Kuomintang (KMT), and assumed full control of mainland China by The Kuomintang retreated to the island of Taiwan, where it still remains to this day.

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