1. China

2. Overview 1.3 billion people Population will decline in 2030
92% Han Chinese
Major Ethnic Groups: Uyghur and Tibetans
Lingua Franca is Mandarin

3. Overview: Economic World’s second largest economy.
Owns $895 billion of US treasuries
2005 exchange rate: 8.19 yaun= 1 $
2011 exchange rate: yuan= 1$

4. A Brief History Long history of dynasties (3,500 years)
Qing Dynasty – last dynasty, 1911 = revolution led by Sun Yat-sen
Yuan Shikai was the republic’s 1st president
Long March in 1934 led by Mao Zedong against Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan still refers to itself as the Republic of China

5. Government Today
Mao Zedong created the People’s Republic of China
Currently dominated by Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
3 branches of govt. with a unicameral Congress
Divided into 23 provinces

6. Executive Branch
President: Hu Jintao
Vice President: Xi JinPing

7. Heads of Government Premier (Prime Minister): Wen JiaBao
Executive Vice Premier: Li KeQiang
Vice Premiers: Hui LiangYu, Zhang DeJiang, Wang QiShan

8. Legislative Branch
National People's Congress: Currently 2,987 seats. Each person serves a 5-year term.
Members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses and the People's Liberation Army.

9. Judicial Branch
Supreme People's Court: Judges appointed by National People's Congress.
Current president: Wang ShengJun 9 Vice-Presidents under him.

10. Legitimacy Considered legitimate by people and other countries.
Has charismatic, ideological, coercion, and performance legitimacy
Lacks legal/institutional legitimacy
Societal legitimacy faltering.

11. Legitimacy: An Exciting Continuation
People of rural areas have distrusted the government since the Great Leap Forward.
Feel the government has departed from traditional Maoist values
Sensitive to corruption

12. Ethnic Cleavages: Tibet
Tibet and China were united by Mongol Invasion and Yuan Dynasty.
White Papers claim China has de facto control
1950- People’s Liberation’s Army Invades
17 Points Agreement

13. Free Tibet Why: Tibet is historically independent
Tibetans are being mistreated by the Chinese government
The Chinese government is repressing religion and culture

14. Hu’s Visit to America January 19th Economic relationship
U.S. debt to China
Treatment of human rights activists
China’s place in today’s world
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15. Current Event
Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent actions to improve human rights in China
He is currently in prison; in he was sentenced to 11 years of prison
China did not allow Liu Xiaobo to receive the award and an empty chair was left in his honor at the ceremonies

16. Political Culture
Self-reliance – Great Leap Forward, not reliant on elite
Collectivism prevails, but a more individualistic society is emerging
CCP wants loyalty to focus on itself
Political culture is also shaped by unique geography
Confucian values – order, harmony, hierarchy

17. Discussion Questions
Do you think the Chinese government should undergo a process of checks and balances to even out power?
What is your opinion on human rights in China? Do you think restraining human rights decreases China’s potential to be a greater nation?
Do you think that with China’s expanding economy the flow of information and ideas will culminate in a revolution (peaceful or violent)?
Is it possible that some Chinese ideas can spread to the rest of the world because of its economic successes?
Should China let go of Tibet? Taiwan?

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19. Sources
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