1. Human Rights issues in China

2.  How has Maoism contributed to the Communist rule in China?  What are the tenets of communism in China?  How has the Chinese government restricted human rights?

3. Tiananmen Square Massacre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OF7ECpyv 2s What are your thoughts on what you have seen in the video? The Tiananmen Square Massacre was a protest……

4.  Maoism and the Chinese Government  Under what type of government is China ruled by?  Explain your answer.  Have you ever heard of Maoism or Mao Zedong  Maoism, also known as Mao Zedong Thought…….  Read the article below:  Mao Zedong (1893-1976)  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ mao_zedong.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ mao_zedong.shtml  Discuss as a class

5.  Go to the following website:  The Communist Party of China (CPC,CCP)  http://www.chinatoday.com/org/cpc http://www.chinatoday.com/org/cpc  1) When was the CPC established?  2) Who is the secretary of the Central Committee?  3) What is the motto of the CPC?  4) How many members does the CPC have?  Review as a class the timeline “50 years of Communism in China”  http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/asia/chi na-index-timeline.html http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/asia/chi na-index-timeline.html

6.  Chinese Officials Beat Activist and his Wife, Group Says  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/world/asia/18china.html?_r=2&ref=china http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/world/asia/18china.html?_r=2&ref=china  China appears Moving to Halt Grassroots Candidates  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/world/asia/10china.html?ref=china http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/world/asia/10china.html?ref=china  Told to Keep a Low Profile, Chinese Artists Take a Stand  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/world/asia/04weiw ei.html?ref=china http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/world/asia/04weiw ei.html?ref=china  Chinese Crack Down on Domestic Critics Extends To Writer Barred From Traveling  http://wwwnytimes.com/2011/05/10/world/asia/10write r.html?ref=china http://wwwnytimes.com/2011/05/10/world/asia/10write r.html?ref=china  A Brief History of: Chinese Internet Censorship  http://www.time.com/time/worl/article/0,8599,1885961, 00.html http://www.time.com/time/worl/article/0,8599,1885961, 00.html

7.  Write your thoughts about human rights in China.