Chinese versus European Political systems

Chinese versus European Political systems

The main political structure of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is comprised of two vertically integrated, but interlocking institutions: the Chinese Communist Party (CCP, or Party), headed by the Party Politburo and its Standing Committee; and the state government (state, or government) apparatus, headed by the premier, who presides over the State Council, a de-facto cabinet. Throughout China, Party and government structures closely parallel one another, with Party committees and representatives present not only in government agencies, but also in most organizations and institutions, including universities and foreign owned enterprises. The nominal leader of the CCP is the general secretary, but control of the Party is held collectively by its Standing Committee. China's government is managed by the State Council, which is headed by its premier.

On the other hand the British political system is a complex and challenging concept to analyze and understand. The only way to achieve this is to distinguish between each part of the system, beginning with the 'constitution'. The most established definition of a constitution refers to the embodiment of a document(s) detailing the most dominant laws which authenticate the structure of government of the country in question. Also a constitution can state the rights and requirements of the people within a country/state, i.e. who can vote, stand for parliament etc. A constitution may contain formal limitations on the power of government; a well known example of this is the U.S. Bill of Rights which is the first ten amendments to the American Constitution.

In china the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has never rid itself of its revolutionary roots. Formally established in Shanghai on July 20, 1921, the CCP began as an underground, Marxist-Leninist party organized into smaller groups (often referred to as “cells”) that operated based upon ...