Knowing China
Based on over five decades of accumulated knowledge, this invaluable book offers an insight into China through its history, culture, people, economy, education, science and technology, as well as government and political system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Knowing China
Chapter 6: Government System and Performance
This chapter begins with a description of how the Chinese government is organized. It then discusses the performance of the government in terms of the freedom of the citizens, elections and political participation by the citizens, and the services provided to the citizens. I will also relate some personal experience in working with the Chinese government, and deal with the subjects of corruption and prospect of political reform.
How Is the Chinese Government Organized
China is ruled by the Communist Party. The Party has ultimate power and assumes leadership of the Chinese government.
The Communist Party was founded in 1921 by people with strong nationalistic ideals in order to lead China on its road to modernization. Some of the ideas of the founders, including the use of central economic planning instead of market economic institutions to achieve economic development, are no longer as attractive to many Chinese today as when the Party was founded. The party organization was modeled after the Soviet Communist Party, as was the organization of the Nationalist Party in many respects. Representatives of party organizations at low levels successively elect representatives at higher levels to produce members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (numbered about 200 in the 16 th Central Committee as of 2003). The members of the Central Committee elect members of the Political Bureau (of 24 persons as of 2003), who in turn select members of its Standing Committee (of nine persons in 2003). The last group has the...
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