Economic reform in the People's Republic of China

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    The constitution of the People's Republic of China defines it as "a socialist state of people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants". This means that it is an essentially dictatorial countries, with reference to the state ideology of Marxism-Leninism. Historical patterns of imperial China have maintained centralized power structure, each town, village, school, hospital and any administrative body with its corresponding Party relayed locally

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    examination of the mentioned attributes can possibly reveal latent messages and intents of the artists. This is evident in both Lao She’s Teahouse and China’s The Founding of a Republic. The Founding of a Republic was funded and produced by Chinese government as a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China; as a result, it widely regarded as propaganda. Lao’s Teahouse, however, was written about the Chinese revolution from a common man’s perspective. These differences in the

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    China’s booming economic growth over the past forty or so years is one of the most impressive events to happen in the global economy. The economic transformation of this country is unlike any other transformation. China was by far the most economically and technologically advanced nation almost a millennium ago. However, it started to fall behind in economic growth compare to Western Europe during the time of 1500 and 1800. This paper will examine China’s economic development through the stages

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    The current state of the Chinese economic system has drawn international attention and praise due to its overwhelmingly positive statistical growth. This growth, according to the nation’s leader, stems from what its government calls strides toward common prosperity. As of 2013, China’s leaders proclaim to be moving toward a state of theoretical consciousness. In China, consistency and persistence is promoted over spontaneity within the confines of a sound economic structure, which has created a fertile

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    Unlike the United States, China has been a nation of varying size dating back over 4,000 years with over 20 different ruling dynasties. Within relatively recent history of the past 175 years, China has undergone considerable economic shifts including a heavy communist push. Many times, the causation for these events was war. This idea was seen numerous times in ancient China; for example, the Ming treasure ships that were sent out for monetary and military conquest were a result of a naval and military

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    The Legal History of China Before I introduce the legal history of China, I want to talk about several points: First, introduce the legal history of China should be based on the general history of china: As everyone has know the general history of China, I will not introduce it in detail.( The ancient China had many dynasties, from the Xia Dynasty (21th-16th century before Christ), to the Shang Dynasty (16th―11th century B.C). West Zhou Dynasty (11century

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    women’s participation in the Long March, the People’s Republic of China Constitution in 1949, Mao’s policies for foot binding, the 1950 Marriage Law, and women’s increased participation in society. I will analyze journal articles and books from Western and Asian authors to evaluate various historians’ views on Communists’ policies towards women and the effects they had on Communists’ rise to power. Kellee Tsai’s Women and the state in post-1949 rural China and John King Fairbank’s “The Great Chinese

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    Research Paper: The Legal Systems of China and India Introduction China and India are two nations that have endured significant political and economic change. Both nations’ legal systems are interestingly results of the influences from which they stem and contribute to the great strengths of both countries. However, it is quite evident that politics have triumphed over the legal systems in both countries. The strength of a legal system can be determined by the simplicity involved in ignoring its

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    May Fourth Movement and Beyond

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    Mao Zedong, the prominent leader of the Cultural Revolution and one of the innovators of the People’s Republic of China, once declared, “Classes struggle, some classes triumph, others are eliminated. Such is history; such is the history of civilization for thousands of years.” By the time the Qing Dynasty met its inevitable downfall in 1919, a new set of radicals started protesting of a new form of government on May Fourth. This movement, known as the May Fourth Movement, facilitated the Marxist

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    He was the Napoleon of China. At just four feet eleven inches tall. Deng Xiaoping set China on a sky-rocketing course. When Deng Xiaoping took control of China in 1978 the economy was in "a backwards state", also in the early 1980s more than 80% of China was in poverty, but two decades later after the massive reforms of Deng Xiaoping, the poverty level drastically decreased. This incredible task could have only been done though the outstanding leadership and policies of people like Deng Xiaoping

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