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Learning Outcomes Week 4
• China’s (state) Constitution
• The Communist Party above all else
• Security – military & police? What are their powers?
• How big a player is China in a military sense?
• What is the system of justice and law enforcement?
• Media – who controls what?
• What is the nature of social welfare?
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What is Chinese Communism?
Communism was meant to spread around the world. But "when the Chinese go to Africa, they aren't taking communism. They are taking the market economy in one of its wildest forms. We are not talking about the expansionist communism of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s any longer, anywhere in the world.“
- Robert Service, author of ‘Comrades! A history of World Communism’
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2 parallel structures
The State Council ostensibly governs China
BUT
in reality, governance is through the leaders of the Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) in the Politburo
The influence of the Party
permeates everything
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Structure of Chinese Government
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Structure of the Chinese Communist Party中国共产党 Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng
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Elections to NPC
Local• County Level Representatives
Provincial• Provincial People’s Congress
National
• National People’s Congress (3000)
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Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC)
Non governmental body
Meets annually to coincide with NCP Conference
Handpicked advisors for their expertise
70% of delegates are from the Communist Party
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Army, Navy & Air force
2.28 million personnel / 0.18% of population
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Military
People's Liberation Army (PLA: 中国人民解放军Zhōngguó Rénmín
Jiěfàngjūn)
• People’s Liberation Army–Navy (PLAN)
• PLA -Air Force (PLAAF)
Conscription – compulsory on paper - for all 18-22 year olds to
carry out 24 months military service
Under the command of the Central Military Commission of the
Communist Party and not Ministry of Defence in State Council
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Military Spending –Quiz
• Do you know which country spends the most on
their military in the world?
USA
• Any idea of the value of the annual budget?
US$640bn
• What about China?
US$188bn
• Where does China rank in terms of military
spend?
#2
• Where does China spend its military budget?
Technologies / Long-range missiles / Salaries /
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JUDICIARY
Court
Str
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Supreme Court
Local Court
Higher Peoples’ Court –(Provincial)
Intermediate People’s Court (Prefecture)
Basic People’s Court (Town & County)
Specialist Court
(Military)
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Police
Mission is maintenance of peace and order
Operates separate from the PLA
Split into two parts:
1. Public Security Bureau
2. Para Military Police
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Welfare State & Health
Former welfare situation:
‘Work Unit’ (danwei 单位)in SOEs provided ‘cradle to
grave’ support including
Housing / Education / Pension / Medical insurance
New Private Sector – where insurance for everything has to be paid for privately
Universal Healthcare: widespread in large cities, basic in rural areas
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Media
Strict control through Communist Party media
outlets
All media outlets subject to Party Propaganda
Department
CCTV – relays party approved messages
Social Media – Weibo (meaning micro blog)
– similar to Twitter – 156 million active users
We Chat – private messaging has 468
million accounts
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