The government in China today is communist.

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-WHY DOES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT THE START OF THE 21ST CENTURY REFUSE TO GIVE ITS PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DESPITE ENCOURAGING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE AND HOW DO YOU SEE THIS SITUATION CHANGING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS?

The government in China today is communist. It refuses to give the population democratic rights for a variety of reasons based around the history of China over the last several thousand years, China between 1900 and 1949 and concerning the Communist Party itself. However the Communists encourage private enterprise because of what has happened since 1949. China's development in the future will be due to the problems they face today.

The fact that China is a communist country with a capitalist economy is a paradox. Normally in a communist country the government controls all industry. This is not very successful as without competition technology does not develop. China has chosen to use a capitalist economy because of its experiences with a communist one.

One reason for refusing to give democratic rights is that of the dynasties. China had been very successful for hundreds of years without democracy. In the early 20th Century