China Politics:
- Conventional long form name of China: People's Republic of China
- Capital city: Beijing
- Type of Government: Communism
- Date of independence: October 1, 1949
- China National holidays: Chinese New Year (January 1), Qingming Festival (April 4-5), Labor Day (May 1), National Day (October 1).
- Executive Branch: The Chief of State is involved in this branch. He represents the state at official or ceremonial functions but not always is he involved in day-to-day activities that occur in the government. The Head of Government administers day-to-day activities of the government.
- Legislative Branch: This includes the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee. Regulations are made by the state council.
- Judicial Branch: This includes The Supreme People's Court, Local People's Court, and The Special People's Court.
- Suffrage: 18 years of age
- China's ambassador to the U.S.: Cui Tiankai
- China's embassy in the U.S.: Washington, DC.
- Location of China's consulate in the U.S.: New York, NY, Chicago, IL, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Houston, TX.
- U.S. ambassador to China: Caroline Bouvier Kennedy
- Location of U.S. embassy in China: Jia Lou Road, Chaoyang District.
- Location of U.S. consulate in China: 4 Linshiguan Rd, Whuou, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
- China's representative to the UN: Liu Jieyi
- Symbolism of Chinese Flag: The red in the flag expresses revolutionary communist philosophy that has dominated China since 1949. It is also a traditional ethnic color as well as yellow which is shown in the stars.
- National symbols: Chinese dragon, Flowers of the four seasons, Giant Panda, Great Wall of China, Historical Chinese anthem, Peony, Dragon Flag.
China's Flag
Chief of State: Wu Bangguo
Head of Government: Xi Jingping