Economic reform in the People's Republic of China

The State Council of the Peoples Republic of China violates the Hong Kong Basic Law by purposefully creating a pro-Beijing majority in the Hong Kong Election Committee and thus denies citizens participation in the election of their Chief Executive. This social injustice forms part of a larger social justice struggle whereby the autonomy of Hong Kong is slowly being eroded by Central Government control. Hong Kong citizens have long been discontent with the Chinese Central Government over concerns

struggle of power. In 1949 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took over and founded the People's Republic of China (PRC). Mao Zedong, the Party’s leader, decided to steer away the country from agriculture and pursued the development of heavy industry as a means to submerged the country in a self-contained industrial economy (O’neil pg. 391). Due to the Korean War and Taiwan’s Nationalist Party’s confrontation with China, Self-containment was became very important (Lecture). This development strategy of

Jung Chang’s “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” is a biography of three generations of women growing up in an era of China where the continued change in leaders and their politics contributed to their struggles as women. Women were seen as second class citizens in every aspect of their lives. Jung Chang begins the story with the life of her grandmother who was a warlord’s concubine, her mother’s life as the wife of a communist party leader, and her coming of age during the Cultural Revolution

Introduction As one of the largest economies and a powerful strategic player in the world, the People’s Republic of China has come to be one of the most dominant and successful nations in regards to nuclear power throughout the globe. China’s nuclear infrastructure and expansion has served as a foundation for China’s current nuclear energy industry. What is more, the People’s Republic of China, along with France, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom, is one of the five states that are

On June 5, 1989, soldiers and tanks from China's People’s Liberation Army physically oppressed the student led protesters. The events surrounding this day are referred to as the Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989, a democracy movement calling for political and social reforms in the Republic of China. The deaths that occurred as a consequence of the Tiananmen Square Protest was not the fault of the students, but rather, the disastrous situation of China beforehand, the common belief that demonstrations

establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 with its government socialist ideology, planned economy during the economic reforms, which started in 1978 and are still going on until nowadays, China has had continued presence of inequality. In my work I overview the evolution of inequality that could be divided into two historical periods: pre-reform period (1949-1978) and the reform period (1978- onwards). I also examine the correlation between inequality and economic growth in China. Although,

New Growth and Reform of China Siyu Sun 1377625 University of Alberta Author Note This paper was prepared for Econ 211, Section A, taught by Professor Xu. Abstract Export was the main growth from 1994 in China, but China has new growth engines in recent years. In addition, China has made some reforms in social, politics and economics for a better development. Some people think China did a right decision to get

In today’s world, China dominates the news outlets every day. The world’s most populous country is now the number one economic superpower according to the International Monetary Fund’s rankings. China has shown no indication of slowing down, pursuing projects all over the globe especially in developing countries in Africa. Late arrival to the neo colonialist games has definitely not deterred their lofty aspirations. China’s reemergence as a global superpower is a throwback to the period before the

government, Republic of Korea (ROK), led by Syngman Rhee, and the northern government, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), led by Kim Il-Sung, were respectively inaugurated on 15th August 1948 and 3rd September 1948. It has been more than sixty years already and the unification is still not yet accomplished. After the establishment of the separate governments, the Soviets and the United States withdrew their forces from Korea. In the first years of the states, the Republic of Korea and

Introduction Communism is a social structure in which classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled, as well as a political philosophy and social movement that advocates and aims to create such a society.Karl Marx, the father of communist thought, posited that communism would be the final stage in society, which would be achieved through a proletarian revolution and only possible after a socialist stage develops the productive forces, leading to a superabundance of goods and services