China 's Development Of Human Rights

TravelChinaGuide.com (n.d.) states that Chinese years are represented by twelve zodiacal animal signs. The demographic religious breakdown is as follows: Folk religion, 21.9%, Buddhist, 18.2%, Christian, 5.1%, Muslim, 1.8%, Jewish and Hindu are both less than 0.1% (CIA World Factbook, 2015). Demographically, there are more males than females. Recently, the Chinese government lifted their ban of one child maximum per family (Burkitt, 2015).

As is analyzed in the section 4.3.1 that Chinese restaurants are mainly characterized by distinct regional cuisines that they focus on, it can be also interpreted from another angle that Chinese cuisine covers a wide spectrum of regional features. Together with different geological and climatic characteristics in different regions, different eating habits of local culture have determined the distinction of Chinese cuisines (Liu 56), and generally speaking, the taste of northern cuisine is mainly salty, eastern cuisine is sweet, and a great part of southern and western cuisine is spicy. Consequently, in China, every region or city has its own unique cuisines. To be more specific, in speaking of northern cuisine, Beijing can be a good representative city with a history of thousands of years being the capital in both ancient and contemporary China, and cuisine in Beijing has inherited the tradition of exquisite and time-consuming preparations because dishes in the ancient time were created to gratify

The ancestry of China is made up of multiple different ethnicities. The main ethnicity of China is Han, or ‘ethnic Chinese’ in English. It makes up most of China, and about 19 percent of the whole world. The other main ethnic groups of China are Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, and Uyghurs.

The government had reduced the practice of religion so that there were only 5 official religions that were to be practice within approved religious offices (Human Rights Watch). Religious activities were only permitted within churches approved by the state (Amnesty). Those who disobeyed this were ultimately oppressed (Amnesty). The place for the practice of religion has decreased since 2017 as the government tormented religious communities (Freedom House). The government also identifies the religious groups that aren’t within its control as immoral movements, which are then suppressed and imprisoned (Human Rights Watch). In August, they formed new management styles on religious affairs which were set to take effect in February 2018 which repeated limits while building up controls within spaces of worship, travel for religious purposes, and children’s religious education (Freedom House). An example of religious freedom being restricted was the measures to restrict the amount of Bibles sold. This goes along with an effort to control the impact of Christianity within China, which resulted in both Christianity and Islam being denounced as factors that have created problems in China

People’s Republic of China formerly known as China is located in the East Asia. China is the largest nation in Asia and the second largest country in the world based on land area and covers 9.6 million square kilometers. China has approximately one billion and four hundred million people making it the most populous country in the world. The World Bank categorizes the People’s Republic of China as a low middle-income country. China is a multi-ethnic country with different customs and traditions which vary geographically. China is a multi-religious country the population practice Taoism, Buddhism, Islamism, Protestantism, and Christianity. The Han Chinese majorly practices Buddhism as well as Taoism.

China has a total population of 1,355,692,576 as of July 2014. (China Demographics Profile, 2014). Of the total population there are several ethnic groups, 91.6% identify as Han Chinese, 1.3% identify as Zhaung, and 7.1% identify as other. (China Demographics Profile, 2014). There are 56 ethnic groups that are recognized by the government in China. (China Demographics Profile, 2014). China has an income level of upper middle with a GDP of $10.36 trillion. (China, 2015) China has a birth rate of 12.17 birth per 1,000 people and a death rate of 7.44 deaths per 1,000 people. (China Demographics Profile, 2014). The life expectancy at birth for the Chinese is 75.15 years for the total population, 73.09 years for males, and 77.43 years for

Food plays a significant role in China, reflect a country culture, Chinese cuisine got a thousands of years’ history. The traditional Chinese saying; “The masses regard food as their heaven” (Min yi shi wei tian), which indicates that food is the most necessity part of Chinese daily life.

10th October 1911, the smoke of gunpowder enveloped the Wuhan City and the water in Yangtze River was bloodied red. The Wuchang Uprising broken up. Just in two months next to the revolution, fifteen Chinese provinces declared their independence and prepare to build a new republic government. 1st January 1912, the first Asian presidential system country- Republic of China was built in Nanjing then the emperor of Manchuria abdicated at end of this year. From this year, four thousand years’ Chinese absolute monarchy was ruined meanwhile two thousand years sacred and inviolable emperor system was buried. All future generations will not forget the man who devoted his whole life to China’s democracy and human right. He is the father of Republic of China- Sun yat-sen.

One of the first things that come to mind about human rights in China would most likely be the Tiananmen Square massacre, where in 1989 hundreds of student protestors lost their lives to the People's Republic of China.

Despite this pragmatism, the Chinese government still discriminates heavily towards Christianity, Islam, and Tibetan Buddhism. The government still views Christianity as a foreign influence and recent efforts under Xi Jinping’s administration have seen increased crackdowns on underground Christian churches (Cheng & Li 2014; DuBois 2010; McCarthy 2017). Likewise, the government views Islam with suspicion given its association with Uyghur ethnic group and their calls for independence (DuBois 2010; Lai 2006). The Chinese government also runs constant propaganda against Tibetan Buddhism for the Dalai Lama’s role in promoting Tibetan autonomy (DuBois 2010). This all contrasts with Xi Jinping’s greater efforts to promote Buddhism and Confucianism as distinctive Chinese religions (Johnson 2017c; Kallio 2015).

There are many different types of Chinese food customs and etiquette in Chinese dining. To begin China is an extremely large country, and the customs and traditions of its people vary by geography and ethnicity. Rice is an important food source: “Rice is not only a major food source in China; it is also a major element that helped grow their society”(“LiveScience”). They don’t consume a lot of meat; they occasionally consume pork or chicken. It is said that Tofu is the main source of protein for the Chinese. The most praised Four Major Cuisines: “Chaun, Lu, Yue, and Huaiyang, which represent the West, North, South, and East China cuisine”(“Wikipedia”). Color, smell and taste are the three traditional aspects used to describe Chinese food, as well as the meaning, appearance and nutrition of the food. It is

Over 20% of the world’s total population resides in China. The most recent survey assigns China a total population of 1.3 billion people. Considered a highly industrialized, urban country, China has over 160 cities with 1 million people in each city.

Since China is the third largest nation in the world, the country has a huge population. China is actually the most populated nation in the world with the estimated population at 1,261,832,482. 92% of the population are Han Chinese while the other 8% are Zhuang, Uyhgur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, and Korean (Culture of China, n.d). (ENTER)

Campaigning for Human rights has always been an important part of my life, my study and my passion. In China, I’ve witnessed so many violations of human rights when I volunteered teaching in rural China, participated in Habitat for Humanity in Guangxi and World Vision in Singapore. These experiences prompted me to learn more about human rights. To continue serving for the community, especially in the human rights area, in Colgate, I am the co-president of Amnesty International, which is a international NGO/NPO campaign for human rights worldwide. In Colgate, we arrange various events, including petitions-signing on campus, discussions with professors, film screenings, philanthropic concert “Jamnesty” and trips to local refugee centers, in order to raise awareness of human right on campus and in our community. We also write petition letters occasionally. For example, we wrote a petition to President Casey to demand that Colgate is declared a sanctuary campus after the Executive Orders on immigration. We focus on different topics each semester; the topic for last semester was refugees, and in this semester, we are working on LGBTQ rights. From all these events, what impressed me the most is our visit to the Utica Refugee Center last semester. We helped the children with their school work, and played with the younger children, so that their parents can access resources at the Refugee Center for professional training and job search. Our chapter now has over 80 active members.

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