Mao Zedong Essay

Beijing Consensus At the beginning of the 20th century, the Europe found itself at the crossroads; socially, the Europe still had its feet in a medieval class dominated society, while technologically it was becoming the wonder of the world. The previous century was a witness to unprecedented, and never seen before transformation, the once agrarian European society altered itself into industrial culture. The social injustice and exploitation caused by the uprooted lives, in the end was misused by…

and Marshall Plan were in effect in Europe following concerns that certain countries in Europe would fall to communism. In addition to this, events in Asia were beginning to concern the US as well, in particular the fall of China to Mao Zedong 's Communist party. Mao quickly allied himself with the Soviet Union after the revolution and a treaty was signed between the two countries in 1950. Truman faced backlash at home for this, with Republicans claiming he had "lost" China by not sending enough…

In 2016, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated over sixty-seven years in power. Founded in 1949, the People’s Republic of China has been able to survive terrible human tragedies and political upheavals. Examples include the Great Famine and Mao’s Cultural Revolution of 1966-76. While China modeled its system after the Soviet Union, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party has been unique in overcoming its tragedies, and China has emerged as a powerful and dynamic superpower under the Party…

From 1966 to 1976, China was in the grip of the Cultural Revolution, a movement order by Chairman Mao Zedong to eliminate traditional forms of Chinese culture and fight off capitalism in order to promote communism. Crimes were harshly punished, teachers were forced to walk the streets in dunce hats while all the students were forced to go to re-education camps. The narrator and his best friend Luo were both sent to the base of Phoenix of the Sky mountain for their re-education in which their…

At the critical age of thirteen, I, like all other thirteen-year-olds, transitioned from childhood into adolescence; unlike most thirteen-year-olds, however, I had the pleasure of experiencing one of those Earth-shattering revelations that rattled the foundations of the world I perceived, and this newfound lens would alter my understanding of… well, everything. My mother has always been adamant that her children, though born and raised in the United States, remain connected to their roots.…

Confucism developed almost 2,500 years ago as a social and political philosophy with religious overtones. It would come to play a great role in Chinese practice and life. The originator of Confucius, Kong Qiu, believed that heaven and the afterlife were too advanced for humans to understand, and so one should focus on doing the right things during the time on earth (Teiser, The Spirits of Chinese Religion). “Lead them by means of regulations and keep order among them through punishments, and the…

Censorship in China The year was two-thousand and fourteen and hundreds of reporters from all over the globe migrated to China for a few months to watch the events of the Umbrella Revolution unfold. Thousands of protesters had gathered in Hong Kong to fight for democracy through peaceful protests. However, they were armed only with umbrellas which they used to shield themselves from the countless attacks of tear gas from the Chinese police and military departments. Through this extensive…

ongoing Civil War in China, the only brief pause they took was to fight the Japanese who had come to take over China. Soon thereafter, the Communists and Nationalists went back to their ways during the Civil War. The leader of the Communist party was Mao Zedong, together they controlled a massive area in northwestern China, mainly the north. The Communists mobilized peasants for guerilla war against the Japanese in the northeast. Due to the fact that the Communists focused their efforts on…

their various forms of expression. In To Live, Yu Hua attempts to tackle this question through the life of the main character, Fugui. To Live depicts the hardships and tragedies that the Chinese people endured during the oppressive leadership of Mao Zedong. Fugui’s many transformative experiences throughout his life, such as as the death of every family member in his life have a profound effect on him and turn him from a rash and arrogant young man to an old and humble peasant. The life of Fugui…

in, as spicy peppers were labelled as the ‘meat of poor guys’. Eventually this concept changed as both the rich and poor consumed Sichuan peppers, as Mao once proudly commented during the 1949 Communist Revolution, “A man who dares to eat hot peppers fears nothing”. The leader and principal theoretician of the Chinese communist movement, Mao Zedong, is well known for his eager liking for hot peppers and this is illustrated through his famous words “If there are no spicy (peppers), there is no…