China
One-party communist state
China leans hardest toward Order, Authority and Secular.
The 12 axes, with receipts
Unitary one-party state that tests policies in local pilots; autonomy for Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong is tightly limited.
Leninist one-party rule with no competitive national elections.
Pervasive surveillance, internet censorship, harsh drug laws, protest suppressed.
Defends UN-centred sovereignty and non-interference; rejects pooled sovereignty.
Rapid military build-up; conscription exists in law but is filled by volunteers.
Very little immigration; Mandarin and national identity promoted over minority languages.
Land and key industries are state-owned; private firms work under party oversight; no inheritance tax.
Markets set most consumer prices, but the state steers investment through industrial plans.
Champions globalisation abroad while pursuing self-reliance and controlling foreign stakes.
Officially atheist state that controls religious bodies.
No same-sex unions; pronatalist family policy; abortion legal and common.
Heavy bets on AI, space, nuclear and EVs; jailed the scientist behind gene-edited babies.
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