25 mins, 2014
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Key Topics
- China's political system
- Popular protest in China
- Internet censorship in China
China is now a market economy, but holds on to the communist political system - pollution, corruption and ethnic divisions cause great tensions.
POLITICS They call it "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" but the communist party has a monopoly on power and no opposition is tolerated. There are tensions in regions such as Xinjiang Province where movements for independence have led to violence.
PROTEST In a one-party system the people are the opposition. A major cause of popular protest is land expropriations to build factories. The party says it must listen to these protests - but are they?
FREEDOM OF SPEECH Protests grow against censorship and human rights violations - the authorities try to clamp down but the internet is hard to censor. Says one blogger: "We can hope for a civil society, where people may dare to speak out."
Full series:
Inside China 1: The Rise Of A Superpower
Inside China 2: China The Future?
Inside China 3: Politics And The People
Inside China 4: The New Entrepreneurs
Inside China 5: China Rich And Poor
Inside China 6: The Great Migration
Inside China 7: Environmental Timebomb?
Inside China 8: Education And Women's Rights
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