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Throughout the course of China’s vast history, there is not a more controversial, internationally criticized and locally praised ruler than that of Chairman Mao Zedong. When Chairman Mao took control of the Chinese government as leader of the newly established Communist Party, he was most notably commended for helping unite China after years of civil war. After the previous regime left the country nearly bankrupt, Mao faced the challenge of rebuilding China’s economy, and he believed that it could

When Chairman Mao took control of the Chinese government as leader of the newly established Communist Party, he was most notably commended for helping unite China after years of civil war. After the previous regime left the country nearly bankrupt, Mao faced the challenge of rebuilding China’s economy, and he believed that it could only be accomplished through true Communism, modeled after the Soviet Union. Mao’s vision was highly approved by the people initially as it reinvented the working class

mines, and fields. Many schools had been closed, and an entire generation of young people were unable to obtain an education. The ethics of China turned under Deng Xiaoping to a form of "market socialism." He introduced

Kenya Jett Professor Huang/ Liang BUS 339 December 1, 2014 China, being one of the oldest civilizations, has a had a very long and painful past. In 1927, only sixteen years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Civil war broke out between the Kuomintang (nationalists) and the Communist parties of China. In 1931, Mao Zedong was elected as Chairmen of the Soviets Republic of China. During the span of five years, Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek launched four Blockades against Mao. The majority

The rise of the nationalists 1928, The formation of the PRC in 1949, The Korean and Vietnam wars 1950 and 1964, Nixon's visit in 1972 and Deng Xiaoping's Third Plenum. The key Turing point in China's history would have to be the rise of Deng Xiaoping in 1976. The reason behind this is by looking at social political, economic and international development Deng achieved greater positive development

collected from textbooks, official documents, biographies and eyewitness reports about the events between 1959 and 1966. I will describe the failure of the Great Leap Forward, Mao’s resignation as president, his power struggle with Liu Shoaqi and Deng Xiaoping and the propagating of his personality cult. Then I will identify how these events may have given Mao reasons for launching the Cultural Revolution, and whether his motives were of

Is China entering the middle income trap? An analysis about China’s current economic situation and the challenges ahead Vinicius Porto Amorim Global Leadership Program Asia B April 29, 2016 Is China entering a middle income trap? Who knows? But the recent slowdown of the Chinese economy has turned on the warning sign that the country might be falling into one of the greatest challenges of the developing economies: the middle income trap. However, prior to understanding the reasons that the Chinese

SUDDEN DECLINE OF CHINA´S GROWTH After Second World War, the communist party started the installation of a planned economy in China, led by Mao Zedong. In order to transform rapidly the country from an agrarian economy to a communist society through fast industrialization and collectivization of the lands, the communist party led an economical and social campaign from 1958 to 1961 called the Great Leap Forward. The collectivization and prohibition of private farming led to The Great Chinese Famine

Even before WWII, communism had already existed in the Chinese story and now it would grow to become a foundational characteristic of its government. In-between WWI and WWII, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek and been squaring off against each other in a civil war. WWII interrupted the civil war, but the disputes that had created conflict in the first place had been far from settled. WWII sucked any strength the Chinese government had in its fight against Mao. As a result, Mao Zedong took control of

controversial methods, he was to be a memorable historical figure, as China entered communism under his rule, with his strategies unforgettable for some. Mao’s communist successor, Deng Xiaoping, was also a very recognisable leader and probably the second most notable leader in China only after Mao (Telegraph, 1997). Deng was born in Sichuan province in 1904 and became a Paramount leader for China in 1978. Both were profound leaders in China’s history and had strong impacts on its society through different