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TASK ON TODAY’S CHINA
Directions: Research your questions and/or specifics and create a power point presentation on your category.
POLITICAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
Category # 1
Leadership Styles
• Compare two leaders of your choice and compare their styles
• How was propaganda, foreign relations, international or domestic policy different
• What is the "fourth generation of Chinese leadership"?
• What does collective leadership mean?
Category #9
Unemployment, Layoffs, Standard of Living, Poverty
• Statistics, Charts
• Types of layoffs?
• Where is it happening?
• How is it happening?
• Describe the overall impacts.
• How do wage earnings compare to countries abroad?
• Reports from National Bureau of Statistics.
• What types of jobs are being lost?
Category #17
Human Rights
• Violations?
• Describe international pressure on China to improve human rights
• Prisons/ Torture methods, historical and today.
• Describe the Charter 08 initiative.
• Describe China’s Human Rights Action Plan. What does it entail?
Category #2
Hong Kong & Taiwan Question
• How has the relationship with Taiwan improved?
• How is this impacting each country politically?
• Where is Taiwan experiencing opposition to this new relationship with China?
• How does the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan responding?
• Describe the cross-strait tie.
• How is Hong Kong politically different than the rest of mainland China?
Category #10
Economic Liberalization
• How did economic liberalization begin?
• How has it changed the standard of living for Chinese?
• How has it impacted globalization?
• How did the Olympics impact economic liberalization?
• Describe the desire for expanding Zero-tariff on American products.
• Describe the business relationship with other countries including the United States. i.e. trade
Category #18
Health Issues
• SARS outbreak.
• Describe the Melamine scare. How did this occur?
• Cancer and Heart Disease Rates, whom and where?
• Is there a difference between male and females in regards to illness or terminal disease?
• What health issues are present in cities vs. countryside?
Category #3
Political Liberalization
• How has law changed with China’s growing economy and international political importance?
• Has China become more democratic? If so, how?
• Is their participation in world organizations and mass media coverage opened up more political transparency?
Category #11
Business Growth and Commerce, MNC’s
• What type of companies (factories) are present in China and due to the economic slump, what is happening to companies, such as Smart Union?
• How is China’s trade with other countries being impacted?
• What has China HYDAC Technology (Shanghai) Ltd implemented to combat the economic strife?
• How are white and blue collar workers being impacted?
• How have Sony and Samsung losses impacted the stock markets in Asia?
Category #19
Environmental Issues
• What are the Hazards?
• How it is impacting human and animal health concerns?
• What is the Bird Flu?
• How is China addressing climate change concerns?
• Waste dumping, how is it impacting communities?
• Who is being hurt by toxic dumping? How?
Category #4
Nuclear Weapons & Defense
• How is China growing military having P/E/S impact on the country?
• How is piracy impacting China’s trade?
• What type of arsenal strength does China have?
• Under whose leadership has nuclear weapons and defense grown the most?
Why?
Category #12
Taxes & GDP
• Explain the current status of China’s tax system.
• How have taxes and GDP been impacted by the overall economic slump?
• How is the yuan impacted by taxes and GDP? What might the government due to the value of the yaun?
• How do tax refunds work in China?
Category #20
Science and Technology
• How are Energy plans changing in China?
• How is China's Energy Conditions and Policies (2007.12) improving China’s response to being less dependent on oil?
• Who is responsible for the research?
• Where, how and why is certain research being conducted?
Category #5
International- Foreign Relations, WTO
• How have Chinese politics impacted their overall cheap currency?
• How has the WTO been a vehicle for the United States to request consultations with China concerning certain measures pertaining to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China?
Category #13
Banking Industry
• How is the industry impacted by the economic slump?
• What unique position is the government in to allow for lending?
• How are interest rates being impacted?
• How is the banking industry impacting the average Chinese citizen? Can people get approved for loans? Is lending taking place?
Category #21
Cultural Changes
• Describe leisure activities, in arts and entertainment.
• What is Beijing’s 798 District?
• What sports are popular in China?
• How has culture changed since the 4-Economic Zones have opened up China’s borders?
Category #6
How does Law and policymaking compare to another one of our countries of study, Mexico.
• Focus on party agendas, interest aggregation, issues of checks and balances.
• Where does law and policy initiate? Why?
Category #14
IMF & WTO
• What are the IMF’s predictions for China in 2009?
• What are the goals of IMF and WTO with China.
• Describe negotiations taking place made with these organizations.
Category #22
Internet Use & Cell Phone Use
• How many people are in use?
• What are the Censorship issues?
• Describe the Government and dissent conflict.
• What is China Mobile currently working on to increase their broadband networking?
Category #7
How does Law and policymaking compare to another one of our countries of study, UK.
• Focus on party agendas, interest aggregation, issues of checks and balances.
• Where does law and policy initiate? Why?
Category #15
Tourism
• How much money does the tourism industry bring in yearly in China?
• What are the current predictions for tourism for China this year?
• What are the most popular "hot-spots" to visit in China?
• How did the Olympics impact tourism?
Category #23
Urbanization and Rural Development
• Challenges?
• Growth in numbers?
• How is the current government trying to improve rural development and agriculture?
• What is happening with Residential construction in cities?
Category #8
Current Political Issues
• How is the government trying to combat drug and human trafficking?
• How are these issues being supervised by the CCP?
• What laws have the government been creating to deal with gangs?
Category #16
Economic Relations with Russia
• Where do Russia and China agree on how to solve this economic crisis?
• What goals are put in place in the World Economic Forum?
• How will these initiatives be achieved?
Category #24
Falun Gong
• Who are they?
• Why are they important in China?
• Who do they represent?
• Describe their movement.
Category #25
Marriage and Divorce Laws
• What are the definitions of marriage and divorce in China?
• What requirements have to be made in marriage and divorce?
• How has the One Child Family Policy impacted marriage in China?
• Describe the rates of marriage and divorce.
RUBRIC REQUIREMENTS
EXCELLENT
100-90%
GOOD
89- 80%
SATISFACTORY
79-65%
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Reflects essential information to category; is logically arranged; concepts succinctly presented; no misspellings or grammatical errors. Information is accurate, pertains to category questions and overall research goals.
Reflects most of the essential information; is generally logically arranged; concepts presented without too many excess words; fewer than three misspellings or grammatical errors.
Contains extraneous information; is not logically arranged; contains numerous spelling and grammatical errors.
Easy to read/ appropriately sized; no more than three different fonts; amount of text is appropriate for AP audience; boldface used for emphasis.
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Font too small to read easily; more than four different fonts used; text amount is excessive for intended audience.
The sequence of information is logical. Menus and paths to most information are clear, direct and accurate.
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Clear evidence that higher level thinking skills were used in the creation of this project
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Subject knowledge is evident throughout the project. All information is clear, appropriate, and correct.
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TASK Project must be submitted on Moodle by 7am Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Presentations begin Thurs.
