1. China
Palmer, Alston, Ryan

2. Historical Factors China is based off of five main eras.
The Xia Dynasty from BC. This was also known as the Early Bronze age.
The imperial era from 221 BC-1912 AD where China was unified as one under the Qing dynasty
The Republic of China era was from 1912 to 1949
Now we are in the modern Chinese era which has lasted from 1949 to present day

3. Cultural Factors
One of the worlds oldest Cultures tracing back thousands of years
There are 56 recognized ethnic groups in China
Standard Mandarin is the official spoken language for the mainland of China
For religion there are “three teachings”: Confucianism/Taoism/Buddhism
Family is a key factor of Chinese culture
Food is another famous Cultural factor in China

4. Social Factors
In Ancient China social classes from top to bottom were Scholars and landlords/Farmers/Artisan and Craftsmen/Merchants and Traders
China has grown from outside of Asia to become a world power
With relationships it has built with other countries their international business has boomed
The market is large, the cost of labor is very low, and there is still so much potential in the country due to the size of it
Country has become very technologically advanced
Some issues can be accredited to loss of faith in Chinese system and traditions
The loss of faith can be seen in chart where Chinese people believe there is too much foreign influence

5. Chinese Economy and Development
Between 1949 and 1976 Mao zedong lead China’s Communist party (CCP)
Introduced Central planning of industry
Great Leap Forward
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
The 1978 political/economic reforms began China’s extreme economic growth
Price reform
State owned enterprise (SOE) reform
Open Door Policy/The socialist market economy
Three Gorges Dam
World Trade Organization (WOT)

6. China’s Economy Today
Second largest economy by nominal growth domestic product (GDP)
From , China’s real GDP grew annually by an average of 9.7%
China is the Largest export economy in the world
Some of china’s Top Exports include:
Broadcasting equipment
Computers
Gold
Cars
Crude Petroleum

7. Analysis of Politics in Transition: Early 1900s
Around 1911, China was still Feudalistic, run by the Qing Dynasty
Ruled by an Emperor
Main export was food of sorts
Also exported cotton and clothing
Ended after many wars and famine leading to poor economics
Last Emperor was Puyi

8. Post Dynasty Days After the Qing, China became a Nationalist state
Discovered communism from the Soviet Union
1923 starts to get advice from the Bolshevik party
Chiang brought it more doctoral
1934, a communist party starts to spread, CCP
1949, The People’s Republic of China
Centralized everything

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