Since the end of Mao Zedong’s leadership in the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China
has become one of the biggest economies in the world.
Although they still call themselves “communist," the inner workings of the Chinese government
are a mystery to many.
So how does China’s government work?
Well, China has operated under a single political party since the birth of Communist China,
called “the Communist Party of China."
Although eight other minor parties exist, they are not allowed to challenge CPC policy.
This situation paints China as an authoritarian country, where political dissent is punishable
by lengthy prison terms or exile.
China is also one of 5 major nations in the world to retain a Communist ideology.
And while most businesses are owned by the state, China has been implementing capitalist
policies and allowing companies to privatize.
In reality, China is more of a mixed economy than a purely communist country.
Additionally, many government officials are elected for their technical expertise, making
China in some ways a technocracy.
This series of political compromises explain why China is economically much more successful
than other communist countries of the past.
With just one political party, there is more cohesive legislation, allowing China’s government
to react quickly to market trends.
Their communist ideology also lends itself to long-term economic policy, which has allowed
them to prosper at the expense of regulation and workers rights.
China’s government is infamous for corruption, ranging from racketeering to bribery.
In 2015, a former security chief was sentenced to life in prison for bribery and abuse of
power.
Also, punishments for threatening the party’s dominance are so severe that China is ranked
among the lowest nations for press freedoms and human rights.
In the end, China’s government has been successful on paper, but not so much in theory
or ethical policy.
As an authoritarian government, China sees mass censorship of unapproved ideologies,
and is one of the largest jailers of journalists in the world.
It’s clear that being the second largest economy in the world, while juggling strict
ideologies, comes at a difficult price.
China’s government is actually not too different from the socialist government of North Korea,
China’s next-door neighbor.
To learn more about the charade of democracy in the Hermit Kingdom, check out this video.
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