The differences between the Maoist period and the post- Maoist period are immense, but they still share similarities. In order to answer the question of what regime is China currently under, I will compare their past to their future. The Maoist period is categorized as a totalitarian regime, while the post Maoist period was under a post-totalitarianism regime (class notes). The politics somewhat evolved after Mao’s rule, but it also devolved in the process. The change in regime allowed for the country to seem better on paper, but still maintain the strong hold it had on the people while Mao was in power. A main point of similarity in the two periods is that of repression. During the Maoist period the rate of repression was extremely high.
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The ideology is based on that of nationalism, so to act against the government is to act against your home. Under Mao the ideology was called Maoism and it was a mix of Marxism and Leninism (class notes). In post Mao the ideology is a combination of socialism and capitalism. In post totalitarianism the ideology becomes less of a forced aspect of the regime. Mass mobilization is decreased, and the previous ruler is no longer treated as much like a god to the country he governs (class notes). Although the ideology is still important in this regime the emphasis is less on the ruler of the country and his views. Mobilizations in the post Mao are low, there would be some outside of the state. During the Maoist period mobilization was very high. The youth were targeted as the next generation to carry on the tradition. Laborers were also targeted as they were the ones to keep the country going. During the post Mao period, capitalism is the number one priority. In china today 1% of households hold 60% of the country’s wealth, this creates a very large wage gap(class discussion). Those who are peasants are forced to work under horrible conditions with little pay. Because China has such cheap labor it is able to climb in the ranks among other countries. Many corporations have the system of profit sharing which takes much of the earned money of workers and spreads it evenly …show more content…
China’s regime is very unique in its ability to succeed economically while maintaining the repression of its people. The communist ways of China I believe are in no way going away anytime soon, because their current system has been pretty successful in their attempts to be the biggest economy in the world. Repression is a huge similarity between now and then. The repression is something that has worked for China for too long for them to abandon it. The repression of now is more advanced, it is no longer necessary to line people up and shoot them. Then it was necessary because there was no way to monitor people from afar. The internet gave a new way of repression to the Chinese people and it extended its life for decades to come. The period of change that China went through was constant but also from afar had very little foundational changes made to the original regime. The capitalist communism works quite well for China, so if I was a leader there will always be the question why fix what isn’t
The ideology is based on that of nationalism, so to act against the government is to act against your home. Under Mao the ideology was called Maoism and it was a mix of Marxism and Leninism (class notes). In post Mao the ideology is a combination of socialism and capitalism. In post totalitarianism the ideology becomes less of a forced aspect of the regime. Mass mobilization is decreased, and the previous ruler is no longer treated as much like a god to the country he governs (class notes). Although the ideology is still important in this regime the emphasis is less on the ruler of the country and his views. Mobilizations in the post Mao are low, there would be some outside of the state. During the Maoist period mobilization was very high. The youth were targeted as the next generation to carry on the tradition. Laborers were also targeted as they were the ones to keep the country going. During the post Mao period, capitalism is the number one priority. In china today 1% of households hold 60% of the country’s wealth, this creates a very large wage gap(class discussion). Those who are peasants are forced to work under horrible conditions with little pay. Because China has such cheap labor it is able to climb in the ranks among other countries. Many corporations have the system of profit sharing which takes much of the earned money of workers and spreads it evenly …show more content…
China’s regime is very unique in its ability to succeed economically while maintaining the repression of its people. The communist ways of China I believe are in no way going away anytime soon, because their current system has been pretty successful in their attempts to be the biggest economy in the world. Repression is a huge similarity between now and then. The repression is something that has worked for China for too long for them to abandon it. The repression of now is more advanced, it is no longer necessary to line people up and shoot them. Then it was necessary because there was no way to monitor people from afar. The internet gave a new way of repression to the Chinese people and it extended its life for decades to come. The period of change that China went through was constant but also from afar had very little foundational changes made to the original regime. The capitalist communism works quite well for China, so if I was a leader there will always be the question why fix what isn’t