China Essay Examples Page 2

The death of Mao Zedong in 1976 marked the end of an era in China. The period from 1949 to 1976 was a time of significant social and economic changes. When the Kuomintang government collapsed and Mao Tse-Tung assumed control, it marked the beginning of massive reformation for what would become the People’s Republic. Mao…

Engagement and Human Rights in ChinaWith the great advancement of China’s economy and foreign trade relations within the last twenty years, one cannot help notice a simultaneous increase in Chinese human rights. Naturally, the question of whether the rights have stemmed from trade relations or the trade relations have developed out of greater human rights…

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold War was over, making the U. S. the only superpower left in the world. This has made the international system much more tranquil, and relaxed. The only country potentially powerful besides the U. S. , is China. Many Americans fear China, not only because they are…

Propagand in China during the Cultural Revolution took on many forms; there were mass Red Guard demonstrations in Tianamen Square in support of Mao Zedong, pictures of Mao were put up in every conceivable location from restaurants to the wallpaper in nurseries, and pamphlets and books of Mao’s teachings were distributed to every Chinese citizen….

Osama bin Laden has done Communist China a favor. Because the minds of President Bush and congressional leaders are so concentrated on the war on terrorism, they have all but ignored Beijing’s aggressive military buildup. A strong possibility exists that by focusing so closely on Iraq, a focus that is understandable considering how unsettled the…

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1937, the Kuomintang suffered major military defeats and lost control of eastern China. It was saved from total defeat by Japan’s decision to attack the United States and invade Southeast Asia. However, military rescue from Japan did not bring significant improvement in the Kuomintang’s domestic performance in the political and…

The two countries I have chosen to compare are China and Canada. Their systems of government are very different and have different powers and rolls in their country. Canada has a system of government very similar to our own. While china’s government appears to be similar as well, but it is quite different. Canada’s government…

Contemporary ChinaThe Republic of China has undergone many dramatic changes within a relatively short period of time. After centuries operating in the relative stability of Confucian ideals and tradition, Chinese society has been bombarded by the inflow of western ideals and commercialism. In his book Streetlife China, Michael Dutton makes observations concerning contemporary Chinese society…

History 315AN ALTERNATE CHINAThe obituaries that marked Deng Xiaoping’s death on February 19, 1999 were extremely outspoken in their praise of the economic reforms he had unleashed on China. However, while getting rich has been glorious for many Chinese, a much larger number, although enjoying some of the reform’s benefits live a less capital existence….

China is the perfect example of what happens when one leader is given to much power. The leaders of China were each very afraid of social reform, and the consequences that outside influence may have on their customs. As a means of initiating reform, they shut the entire Western world out almost completely. At the…