ChinaCommunism Today

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”中华人民共和国公民有言论、出版、集会、结社、

游行、示威的自由 .

Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration

What does the Communist Party of China look like today?

The Chinese Communist Party is the world’s largest political party, with over 73 million members. The party oversees almost all aspects of people’s lives, including education, entertainments, housing, and number of children allowed

The Party is compromised of government officials, army officers, and workers. Influential business workers are also becoming prominent members of the Communist Party. 20% of members are women, which isn’t representative of China’s population

China is among the countries that practice capital punishment, in fact there are no exact statistics on how many people are executed as the Government refuses to release that information. The word censorship is censored in China.

If you join the Party you get some significant privileges, such as access to better information, schooling, and jobs, this may be a reason why party membership continues to rise.

How does communism impact free speech?

Rules and Censorship- execution or imprisonment may occur if you are found guilty of any of these

o Inciting to resist or violate the Constitution or laws or the implementation of administrative regulations;

o Inciting to overthrow the government or the socialist system;

o Inciting division of the country, harming national unification;

o Inciting hatred or discrimination among nationalists or harming the unity of the nationalities;

o Making falsehoods or distorting the truth, spreading rumours, destroying the order of society;

o Promoting feudal superstitions, sexually suggestive material, gambling, violence, murder;

o Engaging in terrorism or inciting others to criminal activity; openly insulting other people or distorting the truth to slander people;

o Injuring the reputation of state organs;

o Other activities against the Constitution, laws or administrative regulations.

Social Media in China

• Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat (plus others) are blocked and censored

• Limited usage of Google

Where does Hong Kong stand in this?

• After the First Opium War (1839-1842), Hong Kong became under the British colony.

• In July 1997, Hong Kong was peaceably handed over to China by the British government

• Hong Kong is a democratic, capitalist society

• Hong Kong has formulated a policy based upon the concept of "one country, two systems" thus preserving Hong Kong's role as a principal capitalist centre in Asia.