Dudgeon AP Comp Gov China: Vocabulary

Committee made up of the top two dozen or so leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

The result of the civil war between Nationalists and Communists

Advocated modernizing the economy by introducing elements of capitalism in the 1980s

Influential politicians capable of forming or leading an expanded organization

Stressed importance of the peasantry, small-scale industry, and agricultural collectivization

Current ruling political party in Taiwan

Meets every 5 years to rubber stamp decisions of party leaders; Main job? Elect Central Comm.

All members of an economic sector must join an interest group & participate in policymaking

System of political organization developed by Lenin; includes a hierarchical party structure

Mixture of state-owned enterprises with an open-market economy

Second 5-year plan to speed up economic development while also creating a socialist society

Rural migrants seeking job opportunities in cities

The vast majority of China's citizens who are ethnically Chinese

Current Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Designated areas in countries that possess regulations that are different from other areas

Program to renew loyalty to communism and purge those who are disloyal to the state

Leader of Nationalist China after 1925; wanted to crush Mao's communist movement

Chinese communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China

Rose up against the Nationalist party; led by Mao Zedong; dominated Chinese politics after WWII

Career-minded bureaucrats; administer public policy technically rather than politically

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012

Meets annually for a week; does business of National Party Congress when it is not in session

Represents the military in China's government; head plays an important role in policymaking

Guaranteed lifetime employment, income, & cradle-to-grave benefits to most urban/rural workers

Selection process for the chosen few who command the communist bureaucracy

Highest ranking official of CCP, standing member of the Politburo, and head of the secretariat

73 million Chinese youths; new members are largely recruited from here

Chinese revolutionary, first president, and founding father of the Republic of China

Combined forces of the PRC, which includes land, sea, air, and strategic missile forces

Theory and practice of ownership of land and means of production by the people of the state

Code of conduct that emphasizes obligations of the people towards each other and the state

Means "connections" or "relationships"; personal ties between individuals important in politics

Legislature of the PRC; under control of the CCP and is not an independent branch of government

1980s - Major decisions about agricultural production made by farm families based on profit

The "prime minister"; leader of the State Council of China; holds highest rank in civil service

Subgroup of the Politburo; the most powerful political organization in China

Market-oriented public enterprises under the control of local governments

Leadership that learns from the masses; revolutionary leadership of the masses

Current leader of China