Infographic on China (IUP in IR 2015)

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People’s Republic of China - a quick outlook -

Government and Politics of East Asia (2016)

Universitas Gadjah Mada


Unitary

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

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Universitas Gadjah Mada


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