China should become a Federal Republic.

"My opponent and me have agreed on a few things in the comments. - China will follow the US and Korean Three Branch system.(House,Executive,Senate)"I have already given in to 2 handicaps for my opponent's convenience, so I shall not be granting a third. I will retract my request for the conduct point if my opponent similarly retracts the statement detailing exactly what type of system for China's republic I will be arguing for. The Con argument is my job, not Pro's, otherwise we would have one person arguing with himself!I misunderstood you in the comments, so I withdraw this statement.I am sure that these statements are incredibly clear. I don't expect my neighbor to raise their children according to my religious beliefs, or organize their household in accordance to my cultural specifications. I now respectfully accuse my opponent of doing exactly this. China does not need a US McGovernment.I am not sure where you are going with this, but the mcgovernment buissness needs to stop. Federalism is not a western ideal, and is currently in use on 6 continents over 25 countries. Currently, about 40% of the world population belong to a federal country. You asked me to not judge your morals and values, so respect mine. Countries Which use federalismUnited StatesCanada Mexico AustraliaBrazilEthiopiaGermanyIndiaMexicoNigeriaPakistanSwitzerlandArgentinaAustriaBelgiumBosnia and Hergovia ComorosMalaysiaFederated States of MicronesiaNepalRussiaSt. Kitts and NevisSouth Africa (Unitary/Federal) Spain (Unitary/Federal)UAE (Strong Centrist Federalism)VenuzuelaIraq (Kurd/Transitional)Sudan (Transitional)South Sudanhttp://www.forumfed.org...http://www.youtube.com...Now if you study the map/list, you were probably able to observe that many of the federal countries have been historic melting pots of cultures. China is no different. With Muslim Turks in Xinjiang and contemporary liberals in Hong Kong asking for more and more out of the CCP, China is at risk of fracture. They could take the smart move and decentralize, or they risk dead bodies lining the streets. The CCP has suppressed dozens of federalist movements already, in contrast to nationalist support for federalism.These article's display nicely what might happen to China if they don't reform their administrative system:http://www.waseda.jp...http://law.nus.edu.sg...http://www.nottingham.ac.uk...In my research, I found very little support for China's unitarianism ideology, but many articles and people advocating for decentralized reform. It is baffling that anyone would support centralizing one government for nearly 1.5 billion people.What my opponent fails to realize is that China, with a history of 5000+ years, has always been a country with a culture of independence and isolationism. It is through this isolationism that China has managed to grow and thrive into an advanced civilization in the early part of recorded history and become a leading force throughout all of Asia. Please examine the age of China throughout its dynasties:I do realize this. And first of all, federalism has nothing to do with isolationism. It is simply the administration of a country, and a system that provides more rights to citizens of different customs and cultures. Scholars note that ages of prosperity are closely linked with lack of political movement and Ages of poverty, want, and need are always linked with political strife. This is why there is a pervasive cultural fear among the Chinese, of which I am included, of chaos. The people are not concerned with politics. They are an agricultural and industrious people concerned with their own basic needs.I must admit, I have never heard of this political philosophy, and am quite intrested in knowing who invented it. Change is not always a bad thing, and your view that people care only for basic needs seems to be taken from a legalist viewpoint. Now, I must say that's false. People in China do care about politics, and they want more rights. Even with the current system, they are not getting their basic needs. The people are starving because the government tries to control the life of every citizen. Decentralize, and let regions manage themselves. The Central government should only interfere when it is on behalf of the nation as a whole. Your centralist view points are edging very close to Authoritarianism. The solution is decentralization, because while some districts have become wealthier, some have become even poorer at the expense of the others. http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org...The current system of administration is already set up in this manner, according to one of my opponent's very own source citations:Assuming you read my argument, I had already stated that is how China is set up. I then went on to say that it needed a few reforms. Districts like Liaoning, that are ethnically and culturally Korean, need more rights, as their customs are not being respected. It is not the first time people have rebelled against the government due to them exercising to much control. My opponents argument that China can not afford the unrest is illogical. Chinas current system is causing unrest. There are a million seccession movements within the country. If they don't start decentralizing, they will lose the unity they have achieved. China has already been charted as unstable, so the only viable solution is to offer these regions statehood. The government is trying to manage to much, and it will end in disaster. http://www.clb.org.hk... http://ffp.statesindex.org...My opponent's source itself is about all the benefits that autonomy has had for the minorities in dealing with crises, progress in health care, progress in education reform, etc. Never have I participated in a debate in which my opponent has provided me with such excellent tools that help dismantle his own argument.Ha, it's a Chinese domain, so I didn't expect it to say anything bad about the sytem. Given government cencorship and all. Anyways, if the autonomy system was working, how come mass riots spring up every year in those regions? According to the previous failed state index, China is more unstable then most African nations. http://www.cfr.org...Yes, relationships between China and Taiwan could be better, but audience, please keep in mind that we should not be looking at this from a Western point of view. We must look at it from the Chinese point of view. China does not recognize the independence of Taiwan, they still think that Taiwan is part of China. That being said, there is no "reunification" problem. China is simply still in talks to negotiate a relationship with Taiwan, and slow progress is being made, with some bumps in the road.Sure, talks. They actually started making actual talks very recently. This is unrelated from the debate, but China should not be pointing a couple thousand missles if they want peace. In that case, I will simply state that China should be the type of republic it is right now. China cannot afford to have political upheaval simply because my opponent is enamored with establishing a US McGovernment.1. China is as much a republic as Korea claims to be.2.China is already facing massive unrest, because they are unwilling to reform.3.We should not avoid hard questions and problems simply because they can cause people to be angry.4. Key leaders in Tibet,Xinjiang,Mongolia, and Tiawan support a federal China.5. My opponents arguments rest on the fact that I'm a stupid westerner, even though I have a passion for world administration reforms.Thank you for accepting, and thanks to the audience as well.