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China for years had/has been labelled an Autocratic state. We all remember Tianam Square 1989. I have a differing view after spending three weeks in several Chinese proviences during April and May 2004. I spent time in Hong Kong, Shenzen, Shanghai, Goda, and Guangdong. Unsure of what to expect when I arrived in China, I was amazed at what I saw, heard and experienced. I had sterotyped China prior to my visit, and
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Under a democratic system, the political system is “consent by the people, limited government power, a reliance on checks and balances, and a legal order that protects individual rights and voluntary exchange” (Younkins 1998). Another important distinction between capitalism and socialism is that in socialism the state infringes on on the individuals freedom, and in a capitalist society there are laws preventing this. That becomes very clear as written in the Declaration of Independence “ with certain unalienable rights” (cited in Burns, 2004, p. While there is intelectual property issue in China (they will make anything without reguard to patents, trademarks or copyrites), the economy is robust and bustling. Capitalism is alive and well in China with some modifications. Their main concens is one supreme ruler over all. They work until they are 30, then open up their own business. Despite the fact that the Chinese had different manufacturing, and construction methods, eat different foods and live in a dirty polluted country, I always felt safe, found people to be friendly. From the hotels, resturants, shops, theaters, parks museums I never once saw a hostile individual. Countries such as Denmark an Sewden had tax rates over 50% in 2002. A property owners son cannot inherit his fathers property, he must attempt to buy it. These are legitimate businessess operating under the Chinese law.
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