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=Business Leaders in China =

In 1949, the communists invaded Beijing and announced the formation of the People's Republic of China. Communists wanted to set up a dictatorship of the people so that China would industrialize more, and take place as a leading world power. The communist revolution in Russia inspired Mao Zedong (Leader of Communists) to do the same in China because it was successful and it lead the people well in Russia. After the communists gained power, they wrote a new constitution. All of the Communist party members had all of the important jobs, but is was going to be tough for them to straighten things out because all of the wars had created issues such as starvation, and criminal gangs. Everywhere, people would learn obedience towards Mao, and they memorized sayings from his little red book. Mao wanted China to become self sufficient, so he made programs to transform China's economic and social structures, but they both failed. People were becoming less supportive of Moa, so when he died in 1976, Deng Ziaoping took charge and started getting foreign investment back into China. People held rallies to help get political freedom, but when they did not leave after they were asked to, the government cracked down and started firing at them, which showed how powerful they were. It was hard for China to modernize because they are so isolated from the rest of the world. The Communists didn't think that they could fix the economic and political problems separately so they thought they had to destroy the whole class system just to fix them. In 1958, Mao created a plan called the Great Leap Forward. It divided China into Communes or villages. In the Communes each person had a specific job and it provided all workers with food, clothes, housing, and health needs. The plan was made so workers would build more bridges and such to increase food output through farming. The Great Leap Forward lead to disaster and people stopped working hard. Droughts and floods also proposed problems because they ruined the crops.
 * History: **


 * Ma Weihua: President of China Merchants Bank **
 * He has been named as a China Economic Leader.
 * He is part of the China CSR Alliance and along with other business leaders is trying to allevate issues like poverty.
 * He is a part of the Inaugural China Business Initiative Forum - on management and economic issues facing China.
 * He is a member to the Standing Council of China Finance Academy, Deputy Governor of China Industrialists Association, and Trustee of China United Development Research Institute.
 * He was chosen as Business Leaders of the Decade.
 * He gave out new loans because of China's finiacial crisis.
 * He sees China's economy to have great potiental.
 * He supports China's shift from an export-based economy to one driven by domestic consumption.

China Merchants Bank Co. China Merchants Group China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Wing Lung Bank Ltd. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">TOM Online Inc.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Board Affiliations **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Vanke, Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Ping An, Juneyao and TCL
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Other Companies Affiliated **


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Human Rights: Freedom of Speech **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Weihua becomes members of many organizations and uses his Human Rights of Freedom of Speech to voice his opinions about issues he sees as a business leader.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">He is a part of the China CSR Alliance and along with other business leaders, he is trying to alleviate issues like poverty.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Weihua & Business Leaders of China:** China is not working towards flexibility with human rights. As business leaders, we are working towards helping China solve problems like poverty. Although, China is not doing it's part by raising property policies. As business leaders our rights are limited. We are not paid fairly and businesses suffer from the influx of money coming through the government. Our businesses are not reaching our full potiental because we are being held back by the government.


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Global Interdependence **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">China Relations: US, Iran, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">India and China signed a open border for trade and set up over 90 of its companies in China.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">China Petroleum Corp signed a deal with Iran's National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), to develop Iran’s North Azadegan oil field.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The financial crisis is leading many people to change thier ways and thier banks.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It will lead more people the Merchants Bank.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In the past, Merchant Bank did not work with the government but now they are working with railways and airlines.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Japan relies on China for rare minerals used in high tech devices.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Weihua & Business Leaders of China:** As business leaders, we are taking our part in creating economic oppurtunities for China by helping out our relations. For example, China Petroleum Corp signed a deal with Iran's National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), to develop Iran’s North Azadegan oil field and extract gas and oil. Mining businesses are helping Japan by exporting rare minerals for the use of high tech devices. We are trying to help increase the amount of imports into China to help keep China out of the financial struggle they were just in.


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Environment **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Sinopec, a company dealing with oil and chemical products, has been known for pollution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In 2007, China's environmental watchdogs stopped operation of the oils fields because of chronic river pollution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Another unit of Sinopec had failed to meet wastewater treatment requirements, so they were charged with a fine.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">On July 28 2010, an explosion at one of the plastics and chemicals factory killed at least 12 people and injured at least 15.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> China is currently working on decreasing their factories' pollution. Although, the problem is that China is more concerned about building up their economy and creating a bigger market that they pushed the environmental issues to the wayside. As business leaders we are trying to grow the business market and create more jobs for the people, which would help the economy. We are not so much concerned about the environment, but instead about the revenue that we are creating.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Weihua & Business Leaders of China: **


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tolerance of Diversity **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Weihua & Business Leaders of China:** China has an apartheid government that does not allow the "rural" workers to work and live where they wish. This created a problem for our businesses because when apartheid was first established we lost workers. China discriminates against certain ethnicities and races. We find this unnecessary, especially in and out of the workplace; that everyone should be treated equal.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">As business leaders we are trying to interact the best we can by supporting and managing economic growth in China. We are trying to alleviate poverty and advance marketing strategies. We are working towards bettering the economy and involving citizens. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">We have a relationship with China already. (As we are working to create profits and handle importing and exporting goods from the Chinese government.) Other than doing our jobs, no we have not promoted a positive relationship with China because we have no way of voicing our opinions. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Our business leader, Mao Weihua, is working together with many different organizations and companies, in trying to spread the wealth throughout China. By promoting and building larger businesses, the Chinese economy should increase greatly. By building more companies and businesses, job opportunities will increase and the unemployment rate will decrease. Also, because Mao is a founder of a large bank, the China Merchants Bank, he will be able to receive loans and money orders, in order to make new businesses and pay the workers. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">China will have a great impact on the world history over the next 50 years. Although, if China does not change its high air pollution from big factories, it<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> will be harming the environment more by contributing to global warming. China almost has the largest business market in the world and they need to become a leader for other developing countries. If we do not have a turn around in our government it will crash and rebel groups will form. The government needs to be able to work more socially and economically with the country.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What efforts have you taken to interact with China? **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What success you have had on promoting a positive relationship with China? **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Discuss the intent your group has in promoting (or working against) the progress of China. **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What impact will China have on the next 50 years of world history? **

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