Recent Changes

The western world thinks of the dynasty eras as less advanced and oppressive, however what they don't realize is that it is a tradition that is deeply rooted in the Chinese culture, and since the Chinese culture differs greatly from that of the western world, it is wrong and insulting to judge that system by western ideals.
{mandate-of-heaven-cycle.gif} The dynastic cycles provided for the economic and political changes pre 1949
unsanctioned Taiwan government.government, resulting in Two Chinas. Mao initially
This progress towards socialism was broken when Mao implemented The Great Leap Forward (1958-1966) as a way to break away from Soviet control. This movement was focused on mass mobilization of the people, development of agriculture as well as industry and decentralization. This movement was less than successful for the people lacked the skills needed for industrialization.
{e15-653.jpg} Propaganda Poster During The Great Leap Forward

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
The Party by Richard McGregor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Jiabao
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politburo_Standing_Committee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Jinping
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Zemin

Delegates serve for five year terms. They are elected by the provincial people's assemblies, who are elected by lower level assemblies.
The NPC doesn't have any real power, and meets for only two weeks each year.
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D. Elections
Wen Jiabao has stated in interviews that he believes China will become more democratic as time progresses, and some day in the future it will be possible for the Chinese people to freely elect their leaders.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is composed of three million active soldiers, and 12 million reserves.
approximately 2.4/1000 people are military personnel
China currently has the world's largest army.
Hu Jintao acts as leader of the PLA through his position as Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
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Unlike China's other top-ranking leaders, Wen Jiabao likes to talk, from time to time, about democratic reforms and his opinion that China needs to transition into a society that gives its citizens more freedoms.
Some Critics have described Wen Jiabao as being fake and never acting on his words.
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It has become unofficially established for the President and Prime Minister to serve five year terms, with two terms being the maximum.
{Jiang_Zemin.jpg} Jiang Zemin acted as President of China from 1993-2003. He ordered for the suppression of the Falun Gong movement in the late 1990s and advocated strongly for Taiwan's reunification with mainland China. He even supported the use of violence to meet this goal. Hu Jintao has taken a much more peaceful approach towards Taiwan.

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Let China sleep. For when China wakes, it will shake the world" - Napoleon Bonaparte
different forms.
— — Wen Jiabao
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Let China sleep. For when China wakes, it will shake the world" - Napoleon Bonaparte
"It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black, asScience, democracy, rule of law, freedom and human rights are not concepts unique to capitalism. Rather, they are common values pursued by mankind in the long as it catches mice." -Deng Xiaopinghistorical process and they are the fruits of human civilization. It is only that at different historical stages and in different countries, they are achieved through different means and in different forms.
— Wen Jiabao
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Wen Jiabao is viewed as a populist by many people.
the local peoplepeople.
Unlike China's more freedoms.
Some Critics have described Wen Jiabao as being fake and never acting on his words.
{Wen_Jiabao_Tianmen_Square.jpg} Wen Jiabao having fun on a pleasant spring night at Tiananmen Square in 1989. The person on his left with the microphone is Zhao Ziyang, and unfortunately he probably had a lot less fun. Zhao Ziyang was a high-ranking member of the CCP, who was purged because of his liberal views. He would spend the rest of his life under house arrest. {Wen_Jiabo_School_Kids.jpg} Wen Jiabao playing B-Ball with some students in an effort to promote health and fitness.
It has become unofficially established for the President and Prime Minister to serve five year terms, with two terms being the maximum.
Some people believe that the Sixth Generation of leaders will be the ones responsible for significant political reform, because this will be when economic growth has stabilized.
Resources:
Wood Packet
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
The Party by Richard McGregor

President - Hu Jintao (2003 - 2013)
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Hu Jintao likes to keep a low profile and not a lot is known about him. He rarely gives interviews.
"Compared to his predecessors, Hu was a bland figure, determinedly drained of flesh and blood. Deng Xiaoping, by contrast, had a revolutionary prestige, overlaid by the battle scars of years of struggle against Mao Zedong’s insane political campaigns. He proudly displayed his earthy Sichuanese roots, notoriously expectorating loudly into his spittoon while delivering to Margaret Thatcher an intimidating lecture about Hong Kong at a meeting in the early eighties in Beijing. Jiang Zemin, Hu’s immediate predecessor, delighted in singing in public and reciting extracts from the Gettysburg Address and other western canons in English. Mao, for all the horrors he inflicted on the Chinese people, was a charismatic figure renowned for his pithy aphorisms, which endure in China’s literary, political and business landscape." - The Party
Prime Minister - Wen Jiabao (2003 - 2013)
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Wen Jiabao is viewed as a populist by many people.
He is often shown visiting the many provinces of China and interacting with the local people
Unlike China's other top-ranking leaders, Wen Jiabao likes to talk, from time to time, about democratic reforms and his opinion that China needs to transition into a society that gives its citizens more freedoms.
{Wen_Jiabao_Tianmen_Square.jpg} Wen Jiabao having fun on a pleasant spring night at Tiananmen Square in 1989. The person on his left with the microphone is Zhao Ziyang, and unfortunately he probably had a lot less fun. Zhao Ziyang was a high-ranking member of the CCP, who was purged because of his liberal views. He would spend the rest of his life under house arrest. {Wen_Jiabo_School_Kids.jpg} Wen Jiabao playing B-Ball with some students in an effort to promote health and fitness.
It has become unofficially established for the President and Prime Minister to serve five year terms, with two terms being the maximum.
The NPC doesn't have any real power, and meets for only two weeks each year.
D. Elections
Wen Jiabao has stated in interviews that he believes China will become more democratic as time progresses, and some day in the future it will be possible for the Chinese people to freely elect their leaders.
Direct elections are held at the local level only.
The Chinese people get to vote for the deputies that serve on the county people's congresses.