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How it is governed

China on the 12 axes

COPGSolidarity PlannerA planned, fair economy and one human community.

China is typed COPG, the Solidarity Planner, and sits at the extreme on several axes. Authority is Strong leader at +1.00 and Culture is National identity at +1.00. Religion is Secular at -1.00, because the state promotes atheism or tightly controls all religion. Structure leans Central at +0.95 in a unitary state with a strong elected regional governments index of 0.032. The Strong leader score rests on a Liberal Democracy Index of 0.039 and a Freedom House civil liberties score of 11 out of 60 (2025). Markets is the centre axis at 0.00.

Vietnam is the closest match at 80%. Both lean Strong leader, Order, Secular at -1.00 and Embrace on Technology. They split on Structure, where Vietnam sits at the centre at +0.05, and on Trade, where Vietnam is clearly Global at -0.70 against China's -0.25. See how politicians and historical figures compare with China's profile here, or take the test to see your own closeness.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where China sits

  1. 01Ownership-60
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets0
    PlannedFree
  3. 03Welfare+15
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority+100
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security+65
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+95
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-25
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-100
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology-90
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture+100
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade-25
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy+20
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

People

Who is closest to how China is governed?

Each percentage compares a person's documented positions with the country's current profile, on the axes both have on record. A high score means their views match the status quo. A low one means they would change more.

Historical figures

  1. Deng XiaopingDeng Xiaoping1904-1997 · Paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (1978-1989)83%
  2. Zhou EnlaiZhou Enlai1898-1976 · First Premier of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)80%
  3. Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sen1866-1925 · Provisional President of the Republic of China (1912)75%
  4. Liang QichaoLiang Qichao1873-1929 · Reformer and political writer68%
  5. Kang YouweiKang Youwei1858-1927 · Qing reformer and adviser to the Guangxu Emperor63%

Match-ups

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China: questions

What is China's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, China comes out as COPG (Solidarity Planner). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which figure from China is closest to how it is governed today?

Of the people from China profiled here, Deng Xiaoping sits closest to its current policy profile, at 83% on the axes both have on record.

Which countries are governed most like China?

On the 12 axes, Vietnam is closest at 80%, followed by Turkey at 72%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.