World Power - China

Question 1

How big is China?

Answer 1

9.6 million per km2

Question 2

What is the capital city of China?

Answer 2

Beijing

Question 3

What is the main language in China?

Answer 3

Mandarin

Question 4

What is the biggest city in China?

Answer 4

Shanghai

Question 5

Who is the president of China?

Answer 5

Xi Jinping

Question 6

What is capitalism?

Answer 6

When individuals are free to their own property and businesses are owned by individuals or groups, not the state.

Question 7

What is socialism?

Answer 7

Businesses are owned by the state. The belief is that equality is essential for a free society. Health care is also run by the state.

Question 8

What is communism?

Answer 8

Everyone is equal. Wealth is split regardless of how much you earn.

Question 9

Who is chairman Mao?

Answer 9

The leader of the Chinese communist party during the industrial revolution and the Great Leap Forward.

Question 10

What is the CPC/CCP?

Answer 10

The Chinese communist party.

Question 11

How long have the CCP ruled China?

Answer 11

Since 1949.

Question 12

How many members does the CCP have?

Answer 12

73 million = 6%

Question 13

What is the population of China?

Answer 13

1.3 billion

Question 14

What problem did Chairman Mao cause?

Answer 14

A 3 year famine due to making people produce more food than humanly possible and taking away the machines that farmers used to melt down to make into new things.

Question 15

What did Chairman Mao do to religion?

Answer 15

He destroyed all religious symbols and punished people for being religious.

Question 16

What did Chairman Mao promise to do?

Answer 16

Make China’s industry equal to western countries within 15 years.

Question 17

What percentage of the CPCs members are women?

Answer 17

20%

Question 18

What percentage of the CPCs members have a college degree?

Answer 18

31%

Question 19

What is the Politburo?

Answer 19

China’s most senior decision making committee.

Question 20

What is the Standing Committee?

Answer 20

A group of 9 men who approve all of the politburos decisions. They do not explain anything and their process is unknown.

Question 21

What is the National Peoples Congress? (NPC)

Answer 21

It has the power to change the constitution and make laws. It also elects and approves the military affairs commission, state council, courts and prosecution.

Question 22

What percentage of NPC members are also CPC members?

Answer 22

70%, they are loyal to the CPC first.

Question 23

What are the political rights of the chinese people?

Answer 23

To join the CPC, to vote in elections, to campaign during elections and to protest and demonstrate.

Question 24

How do people join the CCP?

Answer 24

They have to be recommended by 2 existing members and the CPC looks into their history before they join, after joining they have a year of probation with regulars checks.

Question 25

Who gave China democracy at a local level?

Answer 25

Deng Xioping. You have to be 18 to vote and elections are every 3 years.

Question 26

What are the restrictions on campaigning for elections?

Answer 26

You can only do it 2 weeks before the election, you can only make posters and banners and do door to door canvasing. Campaigning is closely monitored by the CPC.

Question 27

What are the restrictions on protests and demonstrations?

Answer 27

They can’t be agains the CPC or about starting a new party. You have to apply to the CPC for permission. There were 77 applications to protest during the Beijing olympics but none were granted.

Question 28

What is Deng Xioping’s aim as president?

Answer 28

To increase productivity and make China the forefront of science and technology.

Question 29

What are SEZs?

Answer 29

Places that Deng Xioping wanted to turn into cities. They were free trade areas where the government provided financial support to encourage foreign investment. They had purpose built factories and grants for starting businesses.

Question 30

What is an example of an SEZ?

Answer 30

Shenzen. It was a small fishing village 30 years ago but now has a population of over 12 million.

Question 31

What did Deng Xioping do for farming?

Answer 31

He made every family responsible for a plot of land. He did not tell them what to grow but offered incentives to grow whatever was in demand. This increases harvest from 304 million to 407 million.

Question 32

What did Deng Xioping do for science and technology?

Answer 32

He gave money to encourage students to study in those fields.

Question 33

What did Deng Xioping do for the army and agriculture?

Answer 33

He gave them more modern technology.

Question 34

What effect did Deng Xioping have on equality?

Answer 34

He caused extreme inequality between rural and urban areas.

Question 35

How is China’s economy overheated?

Answer 35

There is too much demand and too much growth at the same time. This means that people end up paying far more than they should for things.

Question 36

How has China’s economic changes effected the environment?

Answer 36

There is lots more pollution from the extreme increase in new industries.

Question 37

What are the key problems that remain even after China’s economic changes?

Answer 37

Regional differences, poor infrastructure, unskilled workforce and the quality of goods.

Question 38

Why do foreign businesses use China?

Answer 38

Because it is cheap due to the low wages and the government offers incentives.

Question 39

How has tourism effected the economy?

Answer 39

China has started letting foreigners into the country which has boosted the economy.

Question 40

Why is the death penalty a human rights problem in China?

Answer 40

China has the highest rate of executions in the world. Many people have unfair trials and get the death penalty for non-violent crimes. The government won’t release the figures for executions but it is believed to be in the thousands.

Question 41

Why are Laogai Camps a human rights problem in China?

Answer 41

Laogai means reform through labour. People often get sent to them for life when they are convicted of crimes. Prisoners are beaten and tortured routinely and denied sleep and food. They are stopped from seeing their families and forced to work dangerous jobs. Thousands of people are thought to be held in these camps. 1/4 of chinese tea is estimated to come from these camps. Disease spreads quickly due to inadequate health care and overcrowding.

Question 42

Why is the treatment of Tibetans a human rights problem in China?

Answer 42

Tibetans believe that Tibet isn’t part of China. The Chinese government don’t like that the Tibetans think this as they own Tibet. They also don’t like that Tibetans are very religious and loyal to the Dali Lama. The chinese government stops Tibetans from protesting and arrests them. They have also forced them to undergo extreme birth control.

Question 43

How is the one-child policy a human rights problem in China?

Answer 43

Although it has some benefits like increased access to healthcare and education, it has meant that people cannot have as many kids as they want to. People were also thought to be forced into abortions and sterilisations if they already had a child. Due to the traditional preference for boys, the one child policy has lead to boys outnumbering girls by 60 million and many girls are left in orphanages or out on the street. In 2000, 90% of abortions were female foetuses.

Question 44

Why is internet censorship a human rights problem in China?

Answer 44

All games relating to gambling and extreme violence are banned. All websites that depict Tibet as a free country are banned. Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc are banned. Sites can be accessed using a VPN which isn’t illegal but the government is beginning to ban popular VPNs,