1. Government Institutions in China

2. Princeling Brats
Go to my website under the China tab and click on the one that says LINK in big letters. Click through the slide show.
How does this relate to the 5 generations of Chinese leadership?
What would Mao think about this? Deng Xiaoping?
Which of these do you think is the most ridiculous? Why?

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

4. Fun China Facts of the Day!
Which of these cities best represent the amount of infrastructure China adds daily?
Katy
El Paso
San Antonio
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. 5 days!

6. Constitution of China--1982
Technically, China has a Constitution (1982)
Makes Congress the most powerful organization (kinda happened)
“A socialist state under the people’s democratic dictatorship”
Also gives freedom of speech…
Technically, code law

7. 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

8. 1st Hierarchy--The Communist Party
The most powerful of the hierarchies
Local party elections—Direct elections, but government approves candidates
National Party Congress—2220 delegates chosen from local congresses, 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 Politburo/Standing committee

9. 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
General Secretary—Head of the Standing Committee (most powerful position in China)

10. The Party

11. 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

12. 2nd 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

13. The People’s Congresses
Hierarchical
Top—National People’s Congress (2980 members!)
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

15. Executive Branch President, Premier, 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

16. 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?

17. Changes to the Judicial System
What do you think property rights were like under Mao? How do you think they’ve changed?
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

18. 3rd 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

19. Pictionary Race!
You have 5 minutes to make sure you know all the terms below!
Mandate of Heaven
Charismatic legitimacy
5 Year Plans
The Mass Line
Deng Xiaoping
Special Economic Zones
Political liberalization
World Trade Organization
5 Generations
Xi Jinping
Politburo
National People’s Congress
Democratic Centralism
Let 100 flowers bloom
The Great Leap Forward
Cadre
Cultural Revolution
Mao’s Red Book
Ai Weiwei
Princelings
Economic liberalization
Mao Zedong
Standing committee
National Party Congress
Guanxi/Nomenklatura

20. Writing!
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

21. More writing!
2008 #7
(Any you can do on #8 is extra credit)

22. Magazines! Pick up a magazine on the way in.
Look at pages 6-9 of the News China magazine and find a story that is interesting about China. You have 10 minutes.
You don’t have to write it down, but you will be explaining your story to someone else, so pick a good one and know what you’re talking about!

23. FRQ—2008 #6