【Ⅰ】NATURAL CONDITIONS 1
Location and Territory 2
Natural Resources 3
Climate 9
【Ⅱ】ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION 11
Basic Conditions 12
Power Construction at Primary Levels 15
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16
Macao Special Administrative Region 19
Taiwan Province 23
【Ⅲ】STATEAND POLITICAL PARTIES 29
State Organs 30
The Communist Party of China 48
Multi-Party Cooperation and the Political Consultative System 54
Major Mass Organizations 64
【Ⅳ】RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES 65
China's Independent Foreign Policy of Peace 66
Summit Diplomacy Highlighting Peace,Development and Cooperation 69
Relations With Major Powers 72
Relations With Neighboring Countries 77
Active Participation in Multilateral Diplomacy 78
China's Military Diplomacy in 2004 80
【Ⅴ】SOCIETY 83
Population 84
People's Life 84
Ethnic Groups 87
Spoken and Written Languages 91
Religious Belief 92
Social Security 101
Social Welfare 104
Disaster Relief 105
【Ⅵ】 ECONOMY 107
Agriculture 110
Industry and Construction 112
Investment in Fixed Assets 118
Domestic Trade 121
Foreign Economic Relations 123
Transportation,Post and Telecommunications 128
Banking,Securities and Insurance 132
Tourism 136
Top 500 Chinese Enterprises 139
【Ⅶ】EDUCATION,SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,CULTURE,PUBLIC HEALTH AND SPORTS 141
Education 142
Science and Technology 144
Culture 147
Public Health 152
Sports 154
【Ⅷ】 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 157
【Ⅸ】 2004 CHINA CHRONOLOGY 163
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