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    Yaobang Hu was an instrumental figure in inspiring the student protesters in China. He was able to rise through the ranks of the Chinese government and at one point was the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, the Party’s top position. Hu advocated for greater freedoms in choosing occupations, more liberalized economic policies, and a halt to corruption within the government. It was Hu’s ideas that resonated with the Chinese protesters. However, Hu’s Western-like ideas were seen as…

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    Since the late 1970s, China has experienced unprecedented economic growth and development. Established in 1949, the People’s Republic of China, under the governance of Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) set forth to achieve national unity, social and economic change and freedom from foreign interference (Cienciala, 1999). Mao’s economy was established by 1952, and was a socialist, command economy (Mitter, 2008). Started on the simple principle frequently stated by Deng Xiaoping,…

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    Cultural Revolution are Mao Zidong, Liu Shaoqi and also the gang of four. Furthermore, it was a decade-long period of political and social chaos, which caused by Mao Zedong’s order, to use the Chinese masses to reassert his control over the Communist Party(Phillips, 2016). In the following, to introduce the background of Cultural Revolution, causes of and the consequences of cultural revolution for the Chinese society and the political system. And then to crisitise the revolution create more…

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    Tiananmen Square Protest

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    too far. Today protesting isn’t as bad as it was before, we try to result to agreements and there aren’t as many deaths as there were as before. In 1989 Tiananmen Square was a very important protest in history In 1989 in china Hu Yaobang was a communist party leader who tried to make china more open to political systems and has become a figure of democratic reform. t all started when students wanting a more democratic…

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    Where the dominant group with power impose their social life in the society, thereby forming a set of social norms. One could argue that cultural hegemony is not restricted to a capitalist system, but could happen in any system other than a Marxist communist system where every person thinks critically. During the revolution schools and social entertainment were all closed. Every individual was expected to participate in politics. Thousands to millions of copies of “Mao’s Red Book” was…

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    defense minister, to help him get rid of the other party and reassert his authority. Known in full as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Mao shut down schools urging the youth for mobilization to take down the party leaders and embrace the spirit for modernization. The months after that the movement quickly rocketed as the student’s coalesced groups called the Red Guards and began attacking and purging members of the Chinese Communist Party, these groups were called “Red Guards”.…

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    Mao and Dynastic History Outline Mao Zedong (Mao) was a Chinese Marxist military and political leader. He led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to established People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Mao is still a controversial figure today about what he did. Although Mao did not proclaimed himself emperor, the supreme power he controlled and the worship he received by people were even more than a feudal emperor. Mao’s rise to power and the nature of his rule marks a significant break with…

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    Mao Zedong's Long March

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    known as a poor peasant, rose to power; bringing with him a new regime of different values and goals. In an attempt to gain a following, Mao Zedong organized the Long March. From 1934-36, Mao Zedong led his communist followers on a journey as Chiang Kai-Shek, the founder of the National Party, and his army pursued them. Chiang ultimately was unable to find and defeat his enemy. He eventually had to divert his attention to the Japanese who were invading China. Mao came away from the March as a…

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    Mao intended to bring social reforms, improve sanitation, reducing the spread of disease and bridge the gap of gender inequality by introducing women’s rights. Essentially, as a communist, Mao wanted to bring overall equity to the country that paved the groundwork for modernisation in China. In the early 30’s, the Communists began combatting diseases and poor sanitation by initiating campaigns for vaccinations against a multitude…

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    all Taoist books to be seized and burn, with the exception of the Tao Te Ching and other Taoist books relating to medicine, pharmacy, and science. In 1949, the communist party took over China and banned all religions. The Nationalist Chinese fled to Taiwan and other islands to practice their religion, and to avoid the wrath of the communists. In 1994, the ban over religion was finally lifted, which allowed Taoism to recur in their homeland once…

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