Over the past twenty-five years, China has experienced an overall increase in domestic growth (Fischler 148). According to the article "China's Rise as a World Power", written by Dr. Rosita Dellios, China "is the world's fourth largest trading nation, rising from 32nd in 1978 to 10th in 1997." . Likewise, China's GDP is also second only to that of the United States of America, generating 13 percent of global production (Dellios). Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization in December 2001, its average tariffs have fallen from 41 percent in 1992 to 6 percent in 2001, becoming one of the most open economies in the world. (Dellios). China is also the world's fastest growing economy, achieving 9.5 percent annual growth thanks to foreign direct investment, low labor rates, emerging markets and expansion of growth. (Dellios). Therefore, the 21st century has been titled the “Chinese century,” as China has become the second largest international economy in the world (Ji-lin 15). Since 1978, this aforementioned economic growth has occurred under a communist government (Dellios). ). China operates in a system described as "socialism with Chinese characteristics", a common theme in that country's rise in the modern world (Dellios). As a result, according to Rosita Dellios, Chinese communists adopted this political regime under Mao Zedong, which led to his economic revolution in the 20th century. This formula proved effective as it launched the Chinese Communist Party, thereby changing China's internal chaos (Dellios). Therefore, communist control of China has not negatively affected China's economic growth, as the rehabilitation of communism has led this country toward modernization in the 21st century. The rise of China has caused this country to become...... middle of paper ...... lations for Asia. Fudan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 6.1 (2013): 148-154. OmniFile Full Text Mega (HW Wilson). Internet. April 17, 2014. Saich, Tony. “Governance and Politics of China.” Palgrave Macmillan - academic publisher serving learning and scholarship in higher education and the professional world. Np, and Web. April 18, 2014. Shambaugh, David L, Michael B. Yahuda, and Saunders C. Phillip. “The role of China in Asia”. International relations of Asia. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008. Print. Xia, Ming. “‘Chinese threat’ or ‘peaceful rise of China’? The New York Times - Breaking news, world news and multimedia. Np, and Web. April 18, 2014. Xu, Ji-lin. “Is China capable of rising as a civilization? And how? » Fudan Journal Of The Humanities & Social Sciences 6.1 (2013): 15-32. OmniFile Full Text Mega (HW Wilson). Internet. April 17. 2014.