People’s Republic of China - a quick outlook -
Government and Politics of East Asia (2016)
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中华⼈人⺠民共和国
People’s Republic of China October 1st, 1949
Socialist
Single Party
(People's Republic Formation) led by a President
(Gen. Sec. of Communist Party)
91.5% - Han Chinese 1.2% - Zhuang Ethnicity
Official Language: Chinese (Mandarin) Official Currency: Renminbi (CNY)
With the rest of 54 other ethnicities only building 7% of population in total.
1949
220 BC
1912
The beginning of the unification on the China known today.
Sun Yat-Sen successfully overthrow the Qing Dynasty.
Qin Dynasty
2070 BC
First Historical Records of Settlement.
Establishment of the Republic
People’s Republic Formed
PRC is established in the mainland; the RoC govt. relocates to Taiwan.
1644
1927 - 1950
Last emperor of China; unification of the whole China seen today.
Clash between the Kuomintang government, and the Communist Party of China.
Qing Dynasty
rd 3
Largest Country by total area 9,596,960 km2
Capital City: Beijing
Highest Point: Mount Everest (Nepal) Lowest Point: Turpan Depression
Chinese Civil War
225 4 2
Provinces Autonomous Regions Municipalities
Special Administrative Regions*
World’s Most Populous Country
1,375,000,000 One Child Policy: 1979 - 2015
Two Child Policy: 2016
lives (2015)
⾹香港
Hong Kong
澳⻔门
Macau
*self-governing subnational subject
2nd Highest GDP 1966 - 1969
US$ 10,866,444 Million Cultural Revolution textile
all others
Thus, he removed the old ancients teachings in the society itself. Putting in patriotic values, even for kids to learn deeply.
electrical appliances
49% 13%
459
Mao Zedong reasserts his authority over the Chinese government. Banning schools, religious institutions, and other organisations; believing that the Communist leaders were taking control of his party (and China) in the wrong direction.
of all exports are based on ready-made or raw electrical appliances.
the runner up, textiles only makes roughly a tenth of total exports.
estimated number of “Cancer Villages� due to the pollution.
90%
of China’s water reserve IS NOT SAFE to use due to water pollution.
rate of desertification MORE THAN the (land degradation & unusable) DOUBLE in China from 1950s to 2000s However, China still continue to sternly place themselves in prioritising their economic growth over the sustainability of the environment. International Undergraduate Program in International Relations
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