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Questions related to the government or politics of the People's Republic of China (PRC)

The People's Republic of China is a large country in East Asia. Its is called the National People's Congress and it's the largest national legislature in the world.

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Why must Chinese maps be obfuscated?

According to this answer on Travel.SE, the Chinese National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping requires that published maps of China must include a certain deviation between the map and the real world. In the comments, the answerer says that although…
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Why does China appear to be so interested in ruling over Tibet?

Reports in the media (that I consume) appear to show China's continuing actions to exert control over Tibet. What does China have to gain by controlling a population that it appears will have little bearing on China's prosperity, and will actively…
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How wealthy are China's Central Committee members?

I was pondering the question about wealth and voting rights and started thinking about China's Central Committee. While it's not a really good fit for that question, does anyone have numbers on the relative wealth of Central Committee members…
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Why do Chinese Consulate Generals use @gmail.com email addresses, rather than official ones?

I hope I am not being phished or spoofed? If these are the legitimate websites of the Chinese Consulates, why would they use @gmail.com? Why don't they use their official addresses ending in gov.cn? On the left side of…
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Is the ruling Chinese party seen more favorably than it was 25 years ago?

The huge increase of security in China surrounding the aniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square seems to indicate great concern of the ruling party about possible political protests. Is the government more or less vulnerable than it was 25…
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Why don't countries with a high birth rate implement a One Child Policy, like China did?

China has long recognized the dangers of overpopulation and introduced the One Child Policy a few decades ago. Until it was recently cancelled it (arguably) prevented hundreds of millions of new births, which greatly helped China in managing its…
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What level of autonomy does the autonomous region of Xinjiang really have?

What level of autonomy does the autonomous region of Xinjiang really have? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_regions_of_China Autonomous regions, prefectures, counties, and banners are covered under Section 6 of Chapter 3 (Articles 111–122)…
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What interest does China have in U.S. debt?

We buy a lot of things from China and relatively little do we send to them. Maybe they like our smartphone designs, computers, etc, but it is clear they can design as well as build. So if I understand correctly, they buy large amounts of U.S. bonds…
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In what ways do leaders in China have a high sense of accountability?

At the recent St. Gallen Symposium, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, mentioned in an interview that while China is not democratic, its leaders have a high sense of accountability. Like the interviewer, I am baffled by…
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How has the world reacted to China banning the export of rare earth magnet technology?

China has nearly 70% of market share in mining of rare earth elements (REE) and has nearly 100% market share in technology related to mining of REE. Recently, Reuters reported: China, the world's top processor of rare earths, banned the export of…
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How does the Chinese Politburo maintain a tight grip on the decision-making processes in all of China's government bodies?

How does the Chinese Politburo maintain a tight grip on the decision-making processes in all of China's government bodies such as the National People's Congress and the State Council? China is known for its highly centralized political system, where…
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Is Wang Yi more hawkish than Qin Gang?

On 25 July 2023, Qin was removed from the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs by a decree signed by president Xi Jinping, after a list of appointments and removals was passed by the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee.[27][28]…
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Why does China not consider itself to be a member of the G77 while the G77 itself lists China as one of its members?

The Group of 77 lists China as one of its members.[14] The Chinese government provides consistent political support to the G77 and has made financial contributions to the Group since 1994, but it does not consider itself to be a member.[15] As a…
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Why disappear government Ministers and army officials?

So recently two Chinese Government Ministers and a few high ranking PLA officers have gone missing. China's Defense minister Li Shangfu, been missing since late August. Initially said to be a health issue, now reportedly under investigation in a…
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Aside from market size, what kind of leverage does a government have to negotiate lower prices for drugs from pharmaceutical companies?

The Chinese government has launched six rounds of national drug price negotiation since 2016 to lower the price and expand access to innovative drugs, many of which are anticancer drugs. This study aims to examine the effect of the second round of…
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