The People Republic of China
People Republic of China is a
sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world most populous country,
with a population of over 1.35 billion. The People Republic of China is a
single party state governed by the communist party with its seat of government
in the capital city of Beijing. Is exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces,
five autonomous regions, four direct controlled municipalities (Beijing,
Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing), and two mostly self governing special
administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The People Republic of China is a
separate political entity as its 23rd province a claim controversial
due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil
War. The People Republic of China is the worlds’ second largest country by land
area but only the third or fourth largest by total area dependent on whether
the surface areas of various inland bodies of water such as the Great Lakes are
included in the total area of a country. The People Republic of China has vast
and diverse landscape there in. The Himalaya, Karakorum, Pamir and Tian Shan
mountains ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and
yellow Rivers, thethird0 and sixth- longest in the world run from the Tibetan
Plateau to the densely populated eastern seaboard.
The ancient Chinese civilization
one of the world’s earliest flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River
in the North China Plain.
Since the introduction of economic
reforms in 1978, China The People Republic of China has become the world’s
fastest growing major economy. As of 2013 it is the world’s second largest
economy by both nominal total GDP and purchasing power parity and is also the
world’s largest exporter and importer of goods. China is also a recognized
nuclear weapons state and has the world’s largest standing army with the
second-largest defense budget. The People Republic of China has been become
United Nations member since 1971 when it replaced The People Republic of China
as a permanent member of the UN. Security Council. China is also member of
numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the WTO,
APEC the Shanghai Cooperation etc. The People Republic of China has a also 2.3 million active troops the People’s
Liberation Army is the largest standing military force in the world, of which
is commanded by the Central Military Commission. The people’s Liberation Army
Navy, the people’s Liberation Army Air Force and a strategic nuclear force the
second Artillery corps. According the Chinese the expenditures for Chinese
military in 2012 was counted US$ 100
billion constituting the world’s second largest military budget. However other
nations such as the United States have claimed the china does not report its real level of military
spending which is allegedly much higher than the official budget.
China is considered as a major
regional military power and a potential military superpower in the world.
China has also made significant
progress in the world of modernizing it air force since the yearly 2000
purchasing Russia fighter jets such as the Sukhoi Su-30 and also now manufacturing
its own modern fighters most notably the Chengdu J-10 etc and J-15, J-16. China
has also updated her ground forces, replacing its ageing Soviet derived tank
inventory with numerous variants of the modern type 99 tank and upgrading its
battlefield C31 and C41 systems to enhance its network centric warfare
capabilities. As a result China has developed acquired numerous advanced
missile systems including anti-satellite missiles cruise missiles and submarine
launched nuclear bombs etc.
Up-till 2013 The People Republic of
China, has become the world’s second largest economy in terms of nominal GDP totaling
approximately US$ 8.226 trillion according to the international Monitory Fund.
In Modern-day China is mainly
characterized as having a market economy based on private property ownership,
and is a one of the leading examples of state capitalism. The state still
dominates in strategic pillar sectors such as energy production and heavy
industries, but private enterprises has expanded enormously with around 30 million private
businesses record in 2008.
The main thing for The People
Republic of China is the Sound economy and the world’s largest army makes China
the next generation super power essentially.
