POL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Foreign Direct Investment, Deng Xiaoping, Communist Party Of China
Document Summary
China has had 35 years of 10% economic growth. In 2016, china"s gdp will surpass us gdp. China will have the world"s largest economy. China"s emergence as a superpower is one of the world"s most significant current events. Political and economic power is concentrated in ccp. Premier: li keqiang (head of state sector) since 2012. Politburo (9-12 full members, including the chairman and the premier) Technically involved in choosing politburo, but politburo is actually much more powerful/influential. Not competitively elected -- screened by ccp, or members of ccp. Most decisions are carried out under the direction of the ccp. Serves an important role but it is not directly elected. Ccp decided that every ten years, the main leadership positions will change. President, premier, and chair of ccp all serve for ten years. Most powerful people in ccp are the president and chairman. After his election, ccp decided to regularize leadership succession. Leadership of the ccp, from mao to xi.
