CHINA

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CHINA

• Is China a Democracy?

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A history of China
China is the 3rd largest country by land. Its
population is over 1.5 billion. Has the largest
workforce in the world. Massive military power
which has nuclear and conventional weapons. China
has an economic value of 1.2 trillion. China has
a huge amount of natural resources for example
coal and petrol.
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One State Party

• The CPC became the ruling party in 1949 after a
  democratic revolution.
• The Chinese Constitution allows a one party state
  which means the CPC is the only party and
  opposition is illegal.
• Over the years the CPC has removed all
  opposition and any criticism or demand for
  political reform is seen as counter
  revolutionary and is brutally crushed.

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Communism

• China is the largest remaining communism country.
  It has been since 1949, by the communist party of
  china (CPC)They have controlled the country and
  been the government ever since.
• Communist was set up by the ideology that wealth
  should be evenly distributed amongst society, so
  everyone becomes successful and all equal.

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Reasons That China Is A Democratic Country.

• China now has a market economy. This means that
  you can start your own business and keep any
  profit you make.
• There are 9 political parties that you can
  legally become a member of.
• It is possible for you to stand as a candidate at
  local level elections.
• There is now also some privately owned media
  which means the government has been criticised.
• You are also able to hold protests.
• Currently there is only one communist district in
  China left.

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Reasons it isnt a Democratic country.

• China is a one party state which means that the
  CPC is the only party with no real opposition.
• There are no central government elections and the
  candidates standing at local level must be CPC
  approved.
• Media is strictly controlled so any media showing
  China in a bad light would be shut down.
• There is no freedom of speech in China.
• Only 5 religions are legal in China. Illegal ones
  include Falun Gong.
• Without a permit protesting is illegal and will
  be brutally crushed.

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• China is becoming an democratic country but is
  still under the leadership of a communist party.
  (CPC)
• With the introduction of the market economy we
  can see that it has possibilities of a capitalist
  future, though under the current government this
  is unlikely.