BRIEF INFORMATION OF CHINA
China's form of government is a communist state known as a People's Republic. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the leading political party in China. China is one of the world's top exporters and is attracting record amounts of foreign investment. In turn, it is investing billions of dollars abroad. Economic reform has replaced state socialism with a more capitalist system and generated rapid growth, turning China into one of the world's largest economies, but problems such as growing inequality, pollution, rural poverty, an inefficient state sector and low domestic consumption remain.
Xi Jinping is the President and came to power in 2012-3 as the hand-picked heir of predecessor Hu Jintao, and is expected to lead China for the next decade.Since taking over, he has concentrated power in his hands, in move seen by some as a turn away from the system of collective leadership in place since the death of state founder Mao Zedong.The main themes of his leadership have been a fight against corruption and economic reform.
China's form of government is a communist state known as a People's Republic. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the leading political party in China. China is one of the world's top exporters and is attracting record amounts of foreign investment. In turn, it is investing billions of dollars abroad. Economic reform has replaced state socialism with a more capitalist system and generated rapid growth, turning China into one of the world's largest economies, but problems such as growing inequality, pollution, rural poverty, an inefficient state sector and low domestic consumption remain.
Xi Jinping is the President and came to power in 2012-3 as the hand-picked heir of predecessor Hu Jintao, and is expected to lead China for the next decade.Since taking over, he has concentrated power in his hands, in move seen by some as a turn away from the system of collective leadership in place since the death of state founder Mao Zedong.The main themes of his leadership have been a fight against corruption and economic reform.