Gaokao Exam International Perspective 3

Question 1

The BRICS grouping consists of which five major emerging economies?

Accepted Answer

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

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Brazil, Romania, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia

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Bolivia, Russia, Indonesia, China, Singapore

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Brazil, Russia, Italy, Canada, Sweden

Question 2

The 'Thucydides Trap' concept, relevant to current China-US relations discussions in Chinese international politics education, refers to:

Accepted Answer

The tendency for war to occur when a rising power challenges an established dominant power

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Ancient Greek naval tactics

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A theory about democratic peace

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The inevitability of trade wars

Question 3

China's official position on the South China Sea (南海) disputes, as taught in Chinese schools, is based on the claim of:

Accepted Answer

Historical rights and the 'nine-dash line' encompassing most of the South China Sea as traditional Chinese maritime territory

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UNCLOS-defined exclusive economic zones only

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Shared sovereignty with all neighboring states

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International arbitration decisions

Question 4

Climate change is addressed internationally through which key framework that China has ratified?

Accepted Answer

The Paris Agreement (巴黎协定, 2015)

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The Kyoto Protocol was never replaced

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The Copenhagen Treaty (2009)

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The Geneva Convention on Climate

Question 5

The ASEAN (东盟, Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is important to China primarily because:

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It represents China's largest trading partner group and key neighbors for regional stability and BRI cooperation

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It is a military alliance targeting China

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It was founded by China to promote regional influence

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It primarily handles internal Chinese trade relations

Question 6

China's 'dual circulation' (双循环) economic strategy, launched around 2020, primarily means:

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Developing both domestic consumption (internal circulation) and international trade/investment (external circulation), with domestic demand as the main driver

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Circulating Chinese currency in two parallel systems

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Alternating between planned and market economic policies

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Building two separate supply chains — one for domestic use and one for export