The modern Chinese Economy is currently ruled and run by the CCP, which governs the whole country. Xi Jinping is the leader of the PRC, General Secretary and Chairman of the CCP, and the Central Military Commission since 2012. He oversees the army, police force, and militia. The President of the PRC since 2013 has been Xi Jinping. Most of the power lies with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). The CCP was founded on July 1st, 1921, and was founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. There are over 95 million members today. Some characteristics are that they are a single-party rule. No political competition is allowed, and the CCP controls the media, government, and military as well. While private enterprise exists, the CCP retains strong influence over major sectors.  

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In modern-day China, the political system has changed a lot from its time under its colonizers, which shaped the country's modern politics. The country is currently dominated by the CCP, which stands for the Communist Chinese Party. This party governs the whole country and is led by the ruler, Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping has been the General Secretary and Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission since 2012. Xi Jinping oversees the army, police force, and militia. Unlike America, where the president serves the country of the party, Xi Jinping just serves the CCP, not the country (though it happens to control the country, but does show where the priorities lie). Additionally, he is the president of the PRC, though he plays a minor role in that government and has most of his power with the CCP.

According to the UN's HDI formula (Human Development Index), which uses a complex formula based on many components to determine a country's human development, it ranks at 0.788 (relatively high and 75th globally). This formula has many key components that contribute to its analysis, which include Health (average life expectancy at about 77-78 years), Education (mean years of schooling and college opportunities, and Income (such as GNI, or Gross National Income per capita).

 Though China is currently ranked relatively high, it is still important to look at their comparison to the ties with imperialism in their rough past. Also, looking at the UN, we see that China's HDI development since 1980 has been vast, with the average increase being 0.645 from 0.423 in 1980. This is due to a large economic development and GDP growth after 1978, which was able to lift millions out of poverty.

 Although China has developed immensely, the HDI formula leaves out many fundamental and core details that contribute to or are excluded from this ranking. The first of these is that the HDI does not account for inequalities in population within the country. On top of that, this comparison doesn't scale it to other top-ranking countries, because while China is ahead of the global average of 0.727, it still lags far behind top-ranked (but admittedly smaller) countries in the 0.9 range. Lastly, size and economic status are left out, as land size and influence are too vastly different between countries for them to be included.

 Many other such details are left out, such as the Happiness Index, which can also have a big role in how China's development, which is set at a 5.97 score, is significantly lower than its Western economic neighbors.

Both ancient and modern China have strong social hierarchies and value family, but modern China is more egalitarian, with increased opportunities for women and a broader, more sophisticated education system.

 Throughout China's modernization, the continuity of respect for traditions and respect for ancestors has persisted, but the overall religious belief has decreased. Looking at the data now, we see that China has gone from strong religious beliefs in Taoism and Confucianism, to a primarily Atheist country. While these religions still prosper, Confucianism has nearly fully gone away, with Taoism and other folk religions still prospering. Additionally, other religions such as Buddhism and Christianity have made large strides in China.

 Chinese characters and spoken language have persisted, though literacy and communication methods have dramatically advanced in modern China, with technology playing a major role. Additionally, China has developed much more diversity among its people, with separate dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Zhuang.