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By: Leia Harrison and Dresden Douglas [|www.titanpad.com/LHDD]

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Describe the history of communist rule in China and how the country developed to its current global role.
 * The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded on July 1, 1921 in Shanghai. After 28 years of struggle for power, the CPC finally clamed their victory to establish a "new-democratic revolution," and on October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong announced the creation of the People's Republic of China. Zedong and his party launched an economic/social campaign called, "The Great Leap Forward." The party's goal was to transform China's agragarian--or rural/farming centered--economy into one that was communist through the processes of agriculturalization, industrialization, and collectivization. After the Cultural Revolution that ended in Mao Zedong's death in 1976, China slowly began to form a more capitalist government. Including Communist China, there are only five Communist States in the world today. The CPC Motto: "Seeking truth from the facts."

 Perspectives:
 * ===Human Rights ===
 * ===Global Interdependence ===
 * ===Environment ===
 * ===Tolerance of Diversity ===

What efforts have you taken to interact with China?
 * Walmart China had 189 stores in 101 cities as of August 5, 2010. This has created more than 50,000 job opportunities for citizens across China.

What success you have had on promoting a positive relationship with China?
 * Walmart China is working with the Chinese government, and others, to help with their goals for sustainability. The goals include being 100% supplied by renewable energy, creating zero waste, and selling products to sustain the environment and the world's resources.

Discuss the intent your country has in promoting (or working against) the progress of China.
 * Walmart China has a Corporate Social Responsibility program (CSR), the efforts of this program involve Walmart China becoming a good corporate citizen in the categories of environmental protection, community involvement, child welfare, educational support, and disaster relief.

What impact will China have on the next 50 years of world history?
 * China is slowly growing into a capitalist economy and away from a communist based economy. China is also becoming very rich. Both of these things factor in to China becoming an even bigger key point in the global economy.

__Works Cited: __   <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Wal-Mart China : The Wal-Mart Culture." Wal-Mart China. Web. 27 Oct. 2010.<http://www.wal-martchina.com/english/walmart/culture.htm#ideal>.
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