Country Analysis report on
“CHINA”
Subject: International Business (IB)
Prepared By:
Devang M Dhedhi. (Enrollment No: 117040592010)
M.B.A.-Semester-|||
Submitted To: Mr. Amit Shah
(Assistant Professor)
BHAGWAN MAHAVIR COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT, SURAT
MBA PROGRAMME
Affiliated to Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad
2011-2013
INDEX
SR. NO | CONTENT | PAGE NO. | 1 | COUNTRY PROFILE | 1 | 2 | HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 4 | 3 | GEOGRAPHY | 6 | 4 | SOCIETY | 11 | 5 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 18 | 6 | ECONOMY | 25 | 7 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 38 | 8 | TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION | 41 | 9 | SUMMARY | 49 |
1. COUNTRY
Formal Name: People’s Republic of China
(Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo —中华人民共和国).
Short Form: China (Zhongguo —中国).
Term for Citizen(s): Chinese (singular and plural) (Huaren — 华人).
Capital: Beijing (Northern Capital — 北京).
Area: 9,956,960 sq km (3.7m sq miles)
Population: 1.3 bn
People: Han Chinese make up around 92% of the population. The remaining 8% is comprised of five minority ethnic groups.
Official Language: Mandarin (Putonghua) with many local dialects.
Religion(s): China is officially atheistic, but there are five State-Registered religions: Daoism, Buddhism, Islam, Catholic and Protestant Christianity.
Currency: Yuan or Renminbi (RMB)
Major political parties: Chinese Communist Party
Government: There are major hierarchies in China: the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the National People's Congress (China's legislature), the government and the military. The supreme decision-making body in China is the CCP Politburo and its 9-member Standing Committee, which acts as a kind of 'inner cabinet', and is headed by the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. The National People's Congress (NPC) is China's legislative body. It has a 5-year membership and meets once a year in plenary session. However, in practice it is the CCP who takes all key decisions.
Head of State and