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- President: Hu Jintao
- Government: Chinese Communist Party
- One Child Law in effect in China
- In some rural areas, having two children is permitted
- 68 crimes are punishable by deathAmnesty International Australia: The death penalty in China small
- 1989: 200 to 300 killed in Tiananmen Square
- Government censors the Internet, video games and other media
- Officially atheist government restricts Buddhism, Xiantianism and Falun Gong
- Many assess that rights have improved over the last 25 yearsChristian Science Monitor: Amid Protests, a Look at China's Record (April 10, 2008)
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China's human rights policies have been under scrutiny from various countries and organizations for some time, and especially once it was announced that the 2008 Olympics would be held in Beijing. Numerous incidents and reports of alleged human rights violations in China continue to be reported.CNN.com: Human Rights Questions Remain for China (2007)
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China Human Rights Questions
What did China do right in its stimulus package? 1 AnswerPartly, China started by having a bullish economy. Their GDP growth of 6% is actually the lowest in a decade. Since getting out of a recession only means an in... read more
It seems the United States is bold when it comes to small countries and not when it comes to big, powerful countries like China... comments? 1 AnswerThe US considers all its national interests in interactions with other countries, as do all countries governed in at least quasi-rational ways. Regarding smalle... read more
Will IO be avail to humans in the future? 1 AnswerIf you are referring to Io, one of Jupiter's moons, I'd have to say no. "Jupiter's moon Io or EE-oh is one of the most exotic places in the solar system. It is ... read more
What is the unemployment count in China? 1 AnswerRoughly 4% in urban areas accodring to Index Mundi (my second source below) and according to that site it's been constantly decreasing the past few years. Tradi... read more -
Central Figures
- Hu Jintao
- Wikipedia: Hu Jintao
- Human Rights Watch: Hu Jintao Visit: No Progress on Human Rights in China (2002)
- MSNBC: Bush Presses China About Trade, Human Rights (2005)
- Falun Gong
- Wikipedia: Falun Gong | Falun GongThe Ban
- Official Site: Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group
- Xinhua News Agency: Condemn Falun Gong Cult
- Chinese Communist Party
- Wikipedia: Communist Party of China
- Official Site: News on Chinese Communist Party
- The Epoch Times: One Year Ahead of Olympics, Gross Rights Violations Persist in China (2007)
- The Epoch Times: Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
- Hu Jintao



