<human>:  What's the history of Chinese politics?
<bot>: The history of Chinese politics stretches back thousands of years to when the first unified Chinese state was established in 221 BC during the Qin Dynasty. Since then, the political landscape of the country has seen numerous changes and transitions, including the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, the Communist victory over the Nationalists in 1949, and the creation of the People's Republic of China. Throughout this time, China has evolved through a number of different forms of government, including imperial dynastic rule, feudalism, republicanism, and communism. In recent years, China has evolved into a hybrid system of socialist market-based economics, with an state-controlled political system under the leadership of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.