Which of These Is the Most Significant Threat to China's

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the most significant threat to China's one-party system?

• A)the increased activism of rural peasants in local governance
• B)the rise of small third parties led by members of China's elite social classes
• C)the rapid economic growth that is creating a middle class critical of corruption
• D)the growing presence of entrepreneurs in the leadership structure of the communist party

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Definitions:

Subduction Zones

areas at convergent plate boundaries where one tectonic plate moves under another, leading to geological activity.

Plate Boundaries

Plate boundaries are the edges where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates meet, categorized into three types: divergent, convergent, and transform, each characterized by specific geological activities and processes.

Deep Earthquakes

Seismic events that occur at depths greater than 70 kilometers below the Earth's surface, typically associated with subduction zones.

Wave Amplitude

The height between the trough and the crest of a wave, including ocean waves and seismic waves.