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Country: China Date: 07/04/2013

Delegate Country Research Organizer

1. 1. 2. 1. 3. 1. 4. 1. Your Country: China How big is your country? (Include square km & ranking): covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres Where is it located and what is its neighbors: is located in Asia, Russia, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc. Describe any conflicts or border disputes with neighboring countries:

From the beginning of the colonial period to the height of western imperialism, and throughout the course of former colonies national independence, territorial disputes have been a root cause of war and conflict between states

5. Describe other transnational issues your country struggles with: 1. The fundamental goals of this policy are to preserve China's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, create a favorable international environment for China's reform and opening up and modernization construction, maintain world peace and propel common development." An example of a foreign policy decision guided by the PRC's "sovereignty and territorial integrity" is its not engaging in diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the Republic of China (Taiwan), which the PRC doesn't recognize as a separate nation 6. How does your population compare to other countries? 7. Is it a mostly older or younger population (Include Population Statistics by age groups)? 1. This a list of independent countries and inhabited dependent territoriesbased on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1by population. Also given in percent is each country's population compared to the population of the world, which according to the United States Census Bureau population clock is estimated at 7.077 billion 7. Do you have a lot of people for the country size (Include Population density statistics & world ranking)? 1. yes, 1.3 billion and dwindling natural resources 8. Is the population growing quickly (Include Population growth rate and world ranking)? 1. i think yes, 1.4 billion and 1.6 billion by 2025. 9. How healthy are your people (Include world ranking for life expectancy & Infant mortality rate)? 1. i dont think so because there are a lot of viruses that can make that they die.

10. What are the primary languages? How many other languages are spoken? 11. How might this affect communication in the country? With other countries? 1. mandarin, wu, yue, min xiang, gan and hakka. 11. What are the primary religions (Include percentages)? 12. What issues does religion cause within the country? 13. With other countries? 1. Freedom of religions, Buddhism, jaoism, and Chinese folk religions. 12. How old or young is your country? 13. When and how did it become an independent nation? 14. What recent and historical changes affect its world view? What is the most important person in the countrys history? Why? 1. 13. What kind of government does it have? 14. How will this affect its world view? (How is your government likely to feel about democracy and fair elections?) 1. Communism. China is a single-party republic ruled by the Communist Party. 14. How wealthy is your country (include GDP and world ranking for GDP)? 15. How wealthy is the average person (include GDP per capita and world ranking for GDP-per capita)? 16. Is it more likely to give or receive foreign aid? Would the aid be more technical or economic? 1. China government is wealthy enough with the money on some handful people 15. Describe the economy: Is it mostly capitalist (private businesses) or socialist (centrally planed/government controlled)? Is it mostly agricultural, industrial, or services (technology or tourism)?What are the most important natural resources? Is the economy diversified or dependent on a few key industries (Include industries by order of importance)? Is the economy changing? How? 1. China's economy is huge and expanding rapidly. In the last 30 years, the rate of Chinese
economic growth has been almost miraculous, averaging 8 percent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per annum. The economy has grown more than 10 times during that period, with Chinese GDP reaching 3.42 trillion US dollars in 2007. China already has the biggest economy after the United States and most analysts predict China will become the largest economy in the world this century.

16. What commodities (imports) does your country need most (Include amount and countries of origin)? 1. There are four reasons why I expect prices to drop a lot more. First, during the last decade
commodity producers were caught by surprise by the surge in demand. Their belated response was to ramp up production dramatically, but since there is a long lead-time between intention and supply, for the next several years we will continue to experience rapid growth in supply

17. What are your countries biggest exports? Where are they sent? need (Include amount and countries of destination) 1. Chinese export porcelain concerns a wide range of porcelain that was made and decorated in China exclusively for export to Europe and later to North America between the 16th and the 20th century 18. How developed is your country (Include your countrys Human Developing Index and HDI world ranking)? 19. How equally is your countrys income distributed (include GINI Index and World Ranking)? 20. How might your countrys level of development and income inequality affect its worldview?

1. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices to rank countries into four tiers of human development. It was created by economist Mahbub ul Haq, followed by economist Amartya Sen in 1990,[1] and published by the United Nations Development Programme 19. What regional-cultural-economic and military associations does your country have? (Example: The United States is regionally North American/ Western. Its culturally diverse and independent with strong European influences. Economically it is a member of the G-8, G-12, World Bank and several other worldwide economic organizations. Militarily it has many different alliances the most important of which is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that includes most European Countries.) 1. ChinaPakistan relations began in 1950 when Pakistan was among the first countries to break relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan and recognize the PRC. Relations between Pakistan and China are very brotherly. Following the 1962 Sino-Indian War, both countries have placed considerable importance on the maintenance of an extremely close and supportive relationship 20. Based on spending, what does your country value most: Health, Military, or Education (Include GNP % for each)? 1. The Chinese take pride in their 5000 years of ancient history and long experience with
creating important cornerstones for civilization. Just a few of the listed inventions that originate from China include: paper- making, gunpowder, silk, magnetic compass, abacus, ink, wheelbarrow, Chess, tea, paper money, seismograph, kites and umbrellas. By contrast, Chinese view the US as a relatively new country with little history of only 200 years

21. What human rights issues does your country have? 22. What does your government say about these issues? 23. What do other countries and international organizations say about these issues? 1. The recognition and protection of human rights in the People's Republic of China (also known as China or The PRC) are a matter of dispute. PRC authorities, their supporters, and other proponents claim that existing policies and enforcement measures are sufficient to guard against human rights abuses, whereas other countries and their authorities 22. What ethnic and minority issues does your country have? 23. How much political and legal equality is there for minority groups? 24. How much social and economic equality is there for minority groups? 1. Ethnic minorities in China are the non-Han Chinese population in the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China (PRC) officially recognizes 55 ethnic minority groups within China in addition to the Han majority. As of 2010, the combined population of officially recognised minority groups comprised 8.49% of the population of mainland China. 23. How much political and legal equality is there for women? 24. How much social and economic equality is there for women? 1. Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women 24. What legal freedoms if any do your citizens lack? (Examples: Free legal aid, public trials, innocent until proven guilty, due process, freedom from arbitrary search & seizure, freedom from torture, etc.)from torture, etc.) 1. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall enact laws on its own to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government, or theft of state secrets, to prohibit foreign political organizations or bodies from conducting political activities in the Region, and to prohibit political organizations or bodies of the Region from establishing ties with foreign political organizations or bodies. 25. What legal freedoms do you officially have that other countries and international

organizations say you dont protect? 1. China has been accused of using torture and arbitrary detention and denying people basic freedoms of speech, press and religion