One country, two systems

One country, two systems
Sign in Xiamen reading "一国两制统一中国" (Yīguó liǎngzhì tǒngyī Zhōngguó, transl. One country, two systems unites China)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese一国两制
Traditional Chinese一國兩制
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīguó liǎngzhì
Bopomofoㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ
Wade–GilesI1-kuo2 liang3-chih4
Tongyong PinyinYi-guó liǎng-jhìh
IPA[í.kwǒ ljàŋ.ʈʂɻ̩̂]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYātgwok léuhngjai
Jyutpingjat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3
IPA[jɐt̚˥ kʷɔk̚˧ lœŋ˩˧ tsɐj˧]
Portuguese name
PortugueseUm país, dois sistemas[1]

"One country, two systems" is a constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China (PRC) describing the governance of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Deng Xiaoping developed the one country, two systems concept. This constitutional principle was formulated in the early 1980s during negotiations over Hong Kong between China and the United Kingdom. It provided that there would be only one China, but that each region would retain its own economic and administrative system. Under the principle, each of the two regions could continue to have its own governmental system, legal, economic and financial affairs, including trade relations with foreign countries, all of which are independent from those of the mainland. The PRC has also proposed to apply the principle in the unification it aims for with Taiwan.

  1. ^ Portuguese pronunciation: pɐˈiʒ ˈðojʃ siʃˈtemɐʃ]

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