Class the Rest of the Semester Monday, December 1: Warm up—Matching review Government institutions in China Guest speaker tomorrow during 1 st period! Monday, December 3: Quiz—Chinese history and government institutions Begin MUNSA position paper/final exam project Friday, December 5: -- Continue MUNSA position paper/final exam project Tuesday, December 10 MUNSA position paper/final exam project Thursday, December 12: MUNSA position paper/final exam project Final Exam— Final exam presentations

Warm Up! 1.Great Leap Forward 2.Cultural Revolution 3.Deng Xiaoping 4.Special Economic Zones 5.Iron Rice Bowl 6.Democratic centralism 7.Economic Liberalization 8.Xi Jinping 9.Cadre a)Leader who opened China to foreign trade b)A policy of guaranteed job, retirement, and health care for all citizens c)Decreasing government ownership to allow more private industry d)Current Secretary General of China e)Having all policymaking power controlled by the national government f)Small areas that are allowed to implement a market-based economy g)A period where Mao tried to purge all non-revolutionary elements of society h)A policy that resulted in widespread famine i)Individuals who show a great deal of zeal for Party policies.

Political Institutions in China

Fun China Facts of the Day! Which of these cities best represent the amount of infrastructure China adds daily? a)Katy b)El Paso c)San Antonio d)Houston In August of 2010, construction on a highway entering Beijing caused the largest traffic jam in Chinese history. How long do you think it lasted?

5 days!

Constitution of China Technically, China has a Constitution (1982) Makes Congress the most powerful organization (kinda happened) Also gives freedom of speech… Technically, code law

Parallel Hierarchy and Dual Roles Chinese politics are crazy There are three parallel hierarchies (vertical rankings) – Military – Party – Government In reality, all are dominated by the _____________ Party Sometimes, positions are held by the same person in two different hierarchies

1 st Hierarchy--The Communist Party The most powerful of the hierarchies National Party Congress— 2000 delegates, only meets every 5 years – Main importance—elect people to Central Committee Central Committee—340 members, meet once a year – Main importance—Elect people to Standing Committee/Politburo

The Communist Party, continued Politburo—24 members Standing Committee— 7 people – Meet in secret – Make most decisions about what happens in China Generally come from powerful families, some are princelings Secretary General— Head of the Standing Committee

The Party

Some vocabulary Guanxi—Personal connections—Play a huge role in Chinese politics – Patron-client network— Advancement based on who you know and political connections Nomenklatura—A system of selecting cadres for advancement from lower levels based on loyalty and contributions to the party – Also used in Russia

2 nd Hierarchy--The Government China’s government has three branches: – Executive (President and Premier) – Legislative (The _________’s Congress) – Judiciary (The ________’s Court) All branches are controlled by the ____________ Party No checks and balances or independence among branches

The People’s Congresses Hierarchical Top—National People’s Congress Then, provincial, city, and local congresses (think mass line, but not really) Choose the President and Vice President of China (but the party only nominates one candidate for each), and Constitutionally can create legislation Direct elections only held at local levels

Executive Branch President and Vice President Each serve maximum of 2 five year terms Largely ceremonial Sometimes, president and General Secretary of the communist party are the same person (Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping) Dual Role—Huge in Chinese politics—hold a position in multiple hierarchies

Judiciary—The People’s Court Hierarchical People’s Procuratorate—Public prosecutors and defendants for everyone Still largely under the control of the Communist Party Still no Constitutional Court VERY high conviction rate Execution widely used Rule of law?

Changes to the Judicial System Recently, changes have been made to China’s legal system because: – Had to introduce property rights because of EDZ’s (FTZ’s) – Needed laws for entry into WTO So… – Set up property rights – Had higher standards for judges – Expanded more law schools

3 rd Hierarchy—The Military—The People’s Liberation Army Very large—3 million members Representation in both the Central Committee and the Standing Committee Has never dominated politics, but has a huge budget Early, under Mao, all political leaders were military leaders

Review! Mentioning all three of the hierarchies, SUMMARIZE the political institutions of China IN YOUR OWN WORDS. MINIMUM 5 sentences, and must mention guanxi and nomentaklura

FRQ—2008 #6

Magazines! With the person sitting next to you, look at pages 6-9 of the News China magazine and find a story that is interesting about China. You will be explaining your story to other people, but you don’t have to write it down.