POLITICS OF CHINA
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QUICK GOVERNMENT FACTS:
- Conventional long name: The People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Government Type: Communist State
- Independence Date: October 1st, 1949
- National Holiday: Founding of the People's Republic Anniversary (Independence Day)
- Chief of State: President Xi Jinping
- Head of Government: Li Keqiang
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GOVERNMENT POWERS AND SUFFRAGE:
- Executive Powers: Propose legislation, veto any bill, command armed forces, and enforce the laws of the land.
- Judicial Powers: To adjudicate based on the interests of the leading communist party, not independently from them.
- Legislative Powers: Enact and amend the Constitution, enact laws, supervise national legislative operations and exercise its power in other legislative efforts.
- Suffrage: Universal at the age of 18
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
- Ambassadors:
- To the U.S.A: Cui Tiankai
- From the U.S.A: Gary Locke
- Embassy Locations:
- In the U.S.A: 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
- In China: 55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600 Beijing
- Consolates:
- In The United States they are located in the cities of Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
- In China thay are located in the cities of Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Wuhan
- Chinese U.N representative: Ambassador Liu Jieyi
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NATIONAL SYMBOLS:
- The Chinese flag: Red symbolizes revolution and the stars represent the four social classes (working class, peasantry, urban petty bourgeoisie, and national bourgeoisie) united under the Communist Party of China
- National symbol: Dragon
- Click Here to listen to the Chinese national anthem, also known as "The March of the Volunteers," with Chinese lyrics as well as an English translation