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| 7292884980 | Autonomous regions | Areas that have limited self-government within a sovereign country; used especially of areas in China where ethneic minorities have been granted some autonomy | 0 | |
| 7292884981 | CCP | Chinese communist party. Founded in 1921 and came to power in 1949. It is the ruling party for the people's republic of China. | 1 | |
| 7292884982 | Central Committee | Supposedly the most important body in a communist party; its influence declined as it grew in size and the party needed daily leadership. | 2 | |
| 7292884983 | Confucianism | A philosophy of ethics, education, and public service based on the writings of Confucius and traditionally thought of as one of the core elements of Chinese culture | 3 | |
| 7292884984 | Cult of Personality | Promotion of the image of an authoritarian leader not merely as a political figure but as someone who embodies the spirit of the nation and possesses endowments of wisdom and strength far beyond those of the average individual. | 4 | |
| 7292884985 | Cultural Revolution | (1966-1976) Political policy in started in China by Mao Zedong to eliminate his rivals and train a new generation in the revolutionary spirit that created communist China. The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, mass jailings, and the deaths of thousands. | 5 | |
| 7292884986 | Danwei | The basic means of social organization and a major means of political control in China's communist party-state; all Chinese citizens have a lifetime affiliation with a specific area based on their job that dictated all aspects of their lives, including housing, health care, and other social benefits. | 6 | |
| 7292884987 | Decentralization | the spread of power away from the national government to local branches or governments | 7 | |
| 7292884988 | Democratic centralism | a form of democracy in which the interests of the masses were discovered through discussion within the Communist party, and then decisions were made under central leadership to serve those interests; rule by a few for the good of the many | 8 | |
| 7292884989 | Dynastic cycles | the circle of change the Chinese dynasties went through; establishing power, successful rule, decline, collapse, rise of a new dynasty | 9 | |
| 7292884990 | Floating population | China's 150 million moving peasants who left the countryside to find urban employment | 10 | |
| 7292884991 | Four Modernizations | A set of goals adopted by the Chinese Deng Xiaoping in the late 20th century, involving progress in agriculture, industry, defense, and science and technology. Unlike the Great Leap Forward, the Four Modernizations was an economic success. | 11 | |
| 7292884992 | Great Leap Forward | China's second five-year plan under the leadership of Mao, it aimed to speed up economic development while simultaneously developing a completely socialist society. This plan failed and more than 20 million people starved between 1958 and 1960. | 12 | |
| 7292884993 | Guanxi | a Chinese term meaning "connections" or "relationships" and describes personal ties between individuals based on such things as common birthplace or mutual acquaintances; important factor in China's political and economic life; a form of patron-client relationship in China. | 13 | |
| 7292884994 | Hukou | A Chinese term that means "household residency permit" and refers to the system in which all citizens of the People's Republic of China must have an official card that allows them to live, work, and receive benefits only in a specific location. The hukou system was used as a means of social control, political surveillance, and internal migration restrictions. The hukou system has not been vigorously enforced since China has moved toward a market economy and the need for labor mobility. | 14 | |
| 7292884995 | Hundred Flowers Movement | Refers to a period in 1956-57 when Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong encouraged citizens, particularly intellectuals, to speak out ("Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend!") and give their views on how to improve China's government. Mao was shocked by the depth of the criticism of communist rule and cracked down by silencing and punishing the critics by launching the Anti-Rightist Campaign. | 15 | |
| 7292884996 | "Iron Rice Bowl" | a feature of China's socialist economy that provided guarantees of lifetime employment, income, and basic cradle-to-grave benefits to most urban and rural workers | 16 | |
| 7292884997 | Long March | The 6,000-mile flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists, led by Mao Zedong, were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek. | 17 | |
| 7292884998 | Mandate of Heaven | A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source - similar to divine right concept in Europe | 18 | |
| 7292884999 | National People's Congress | legislative body of the CCP of over 2,000 delegates chosen primarily from congresses on lower levels; meets every 5 years to rubberstamp decisions by party leaders; main power: elect members of the Central Committee | 19 | |
| 7292885000 | One child policy | Act in China that allows people to have only 1 child in the city and 2 children in the countryside created in 1979; program established by the Chinese Government to slow population growth in China | 20 | |
| 7292885001 | Plenums | Meetings of Central Committee; occurs annually and is about a week long; gathering of political elites; members of politburo and standing committee chosen during this | 21 | |
| 7292885002 | Politburo & Standing Committee | at the very top of the CCP; chosen by the Central Committee to dictate government policies | 22 | |
| 7292885003 | Political elites | leaders who have a disproportionate share of policy-making power, democracies often still have them despite their competitive elections | 23 | |
| 7292885004 | Special Economic Zones | In 1979, the Chinese government set up these zones on the coast near Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Improved transportation, lower taxes, and other incentives attracted investments from foreign businesses. They helped stimulate innovation and helped China grow economically. | 24 | |
| 7292885005 | Standing Committee | a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Communist Party of China that meets regularly to govern the country; seven members that are chosen from the Politburo | 25 | |
| 7292885006 | Taiwan | a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong; today is an autonomous region of China | 26 | |
| 7292885007 | Technocrats | highly-educated bureaucrats who make decisions based on their perceptions of technical issues rather than political ones | 27 | |
| 7292885008 | Tiananmen Square | Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life. | 28 | |
| 7292885009 | China |  | 29 | |
| 7292885010 | Vietnam |  | 30 | |
| 7292885011 | Philippines |  | 31 | |
| 7292885012 | North Korea |  | 32 | |
| 7292885013 | Thailand |  | 33 | |
| 7292885014 | Cambodia |  | 34 | |
| 7292885015 | Japan |  | 35 | |
| 7292885016 | Taiwan |  | 36 | |
| 7292885017 | Malaysia |  | 37 | |
| 7292885018 | Indonesia |  | 38 | |
| 7292885019 | mass line | The obligation of leaders to listen to and communicate with ordinary folks in the PRC | 39 | |
| 7292885020 | Zhongguo | Official name for China, translated it means the Middle Kingdom | 40 |
