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China: Rise, Fall and Re-Emergence as a Global Power: Some Lessons from the Past - The Official James Petras Website
The study of world power has been blighted by Eurocentric historians who have distorted and ignored the dominant role China played in the world economy between 1100 and 1800.
http://petras.lahaine.org/?p=1890
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China GDP Growth Rate 2010-2016 - Trading Economics
The gross domestic product in China expanded 1.6 percent in the December quarter of 2015, slowing from 1.8 percent growth in the third quarter and slightly below market consensus of a 1.7 percent expansion. It is the weakest growth since the first quarter of 2014. GDP Growth Rate in China averaged 1.89 percent from 2010 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 2.50 percent in the second quarter of 2011 and a record low of 1.30 percent in the first quarter of 2015.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/china/gdp-growth
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China - Facts and History
Profile of the People's Republic of China, including facts about China's people, geography, culture, and history.
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/china/p/ChinaProfile.htm
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Mao Zedong Outlines the New Chinese Government
At the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Peking, Mao Zedong announces that the new Chinese government will be "under the leadership of the Communist Party of China."
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mao-zedong-outlines-the-new-chinese-government
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China: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Info Please
Information on China map of China, flag of China, geography, history, politics, government, economy, population, culture, religion, languages, largest cities.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/china.html
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5 Myths About the Chinese Communist Party - Foreign Policy
Sure, China long ago dumped the core of the communist economic system, replacing rigid central planning with commercially minded state enterprises that coexist with a vigorous private sector. Yet for all their liberalization of the economy, Chinese leaders have been careful to keep control of the commanding heights of politics through the party's grip on the "three Ps": personnel, propaganda, and the People's Liberation Army.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2011/01/03/5-myths-about-the-chinese-communist-party/
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BBC News - How China is Ruled: Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party's more than 80m-strong membership makes it the biggest political party in the world. Its tight organisation and ruthlessness help explain why it is also still in power.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13904437
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What Does China Have To Do To Become The World Power? - Forbes
China is set to become the world power by repeating what America did in the 1950s and 60s.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/04/30/what-do-you-have-to-do-to-become-the-world-power/
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China: Rise, Fall and Re-Emergence
China 's re-emergence as a world economic power raises important questions about what we can learn from its previous rise and fall and about the external and internal threats confronting this emerging economic superpower for the immediate future.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/china-rise-fall-and-re-emergence-as-a-global-power/29644
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China Economic Growth - Huffington
News articles about the economy in China from the Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/china-economic-growth/
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China Overview - The World Bank
China has had a remarkable period of rapid growth shifting from a centrally planned to a market based economy. Today, China is an upper middle-income country that has complex development needs, where the Bank continues to play an important development role.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/overview
