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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
China is a communist state.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 31 - 35 of 70Regulations on Residents-Resettlement for the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Construction.
The puepose of these Regulations is to accomplish the residents-resettlement work for the Three Gorges Project construction and protect the lawful rights and interests of residents to be resettled.
Regulation on Land Survey.
The purpose of this Regulation is to improve land management and to guarantee the sustainable development of land.Land survey shall be aimed at ascertaining the land resources and utilization conditions, obtaining authentic and accurate basic land data, providing the basis for scientific planning, reasonable utilization and effective protection of land resources, etc.According to the Regulation, a nationwide land survey will be launched every 10 years and a land change survey will be conducted annually.
Measures of Sichuan province on implementation of farmland occupation tax.
These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Interim Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Farmland Occupation Tax.The Text, consists of 17 articles, provides for the rules and procedures to be satisfied relevant to the farmland occupation tax within the administrative area of Sichuan province.
Implements: Interim Regulation of the People's Republic of China on Farmland Occupation Tax. (2007-12-01)
Measures of Sichuan Province for implementing Grassland Law of the People's Republic of China.
These Measures, consisting of 32 articles, are formulated for implementing the Grassland Law of the People's Republic of China in Sichuan Province.The grasslands under collective ownership, and those under ownership by the State that are assigned to collectives according to law for long-term use, may be contracted by a household or a group of households within the collectives. The basic grasslands shall be strictly protected and managed in accordance with the basic grasslands protection and management measures formulated by the State Council.
Measures for the Administration of Annual Plans on the Utilization of Land (1999).
The purpose of these Measures is to strengthen land administration and control, enforce the control of land uses, protect cultivated land, and properly control the total amount of land for construction use.The Measures provide for the compilation, issuance, implementation, supervision and assessment of the annual plans on the utilization of land, and for annual plan quotas of land utilization.
Implements: Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China. (2004-08-28)