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Industrial dirigiste municipalityDirectly administered municipality

Chongqing (China)

China's largest directly administered municipality, Chongqing combines heavy industry, a car-making base and freight trains to Europe with Bo Xilai's "Chongqing model" (public housing, anti-crime campaign, "red songs"), ended in 2012.

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Predominant Spectrum
Radical left
Linked Ideology
Chinese Socialism
Closest Figure
Jiang Zemin
National flag illustration: Chongqing (China)
Directly administered municipalitySources & interpretation
Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Sources below support the specific identity or context claims indicated. They do not validate this profile’s twelve numerical coordinates, its closest matches, or every statement in its description.

  • The description refers to the Chongqing political model associated with an earlier administration. No assessment period is recorded for these coordinates.

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Source claims reviewed 2026-10-06.

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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal16.3%
    Unitary83.7%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy19.8%
    Autocracy80.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Security
    Security95.7%
    Liberty4.3%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation73.3%
    Multicultural26.7%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force61.7%
    Negotiation38.3%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention50.2%
    Interventionist49.8%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public73.2%
    Private26.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · State direction
    State direction85%
    Markets15%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism52.6%
    Free trade47.4%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Secular
    Secular92%
    Religious8%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive28.6%
    Traditionalist71.4%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration79.6%
    Ecologist20.4%

What distinguishes Chongqing (China)

Largest median distance

Religion & state

This position is 53.2 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 39% SecularChongqing (China) 92% Secular

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 4.5 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 33% ProgressiveChongqing (China) 29% Progressive

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.