China
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. China since the early 1990s has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations. (© CIA Factbook)
5 Yuan - P80
5 Yuan - P213a
10 Yuan - P218a
100 Yuan - P243a
10 Custom Gold Units - P327d
2 Cents - PS1452
1 Fen - P860c
2 Fen - P861b
5 Fen - P862b
1 Yuan - P874c
1 Jiao - P877f
1 Jiao - P881
2 Jiao - P882
5 Jiao - P883
1 Yuan - P884c + P884f
2 Yuan - P885a
5 Yuan - P886
10 Yuan - P887
1 Yuan - P895
5 Yuan - P903
10 Yuan - P904
20 Yuan - P905
50 Yuan - P906
100 Yuan - P907
10 Fen - PFX1a
