Education in the People's Republic of China

with empathy towards the West, China’s leaderships or rulers were sending a strong message that China was on a higher pedestal on matters of development and the capacity to meet the needs of their subjects. Chinese believed that the West was less powerful and had to submit to them. In light of that, they had to preserve their power, which was manifest in their goods. They had had a lot of power evident in the abundance of goods and resources. Allowing trade with the West would erode the…

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION STYLE Just like the other cultures, the Chinese culture has its own way of communication both verbally and nonverbally. Chinese people use less expressions compare to the western countries. There are some nonverbal communication styles used in Chinese culture to show their expression. Their style of greeting involves bowing their head while shaking hands with people. On the order hand, when greeting an elderly person, they lower their head and slightly bend forward to…

power in 1949? Intro Before the Long March, there was a conflicting and war torn infrastructure between political parties and warlords. At the time of the creation of the communist party in 1921, the Guomindang, the most powerful single force in China, were seeking to unite the county under Chiang Kai-Shek’s leadership. The Communists who were on the brink of annihilation, had been persecuted and forced into the countryside by the GMD because they were seen as a threat. P1 and p2 show that…

took over China and began their reign. It was not the greatest dynasty, nor the longest, but during its regime the people of China were changed forever, and it would be the last of the dynastic empires to rule. The people of China were exposed to the Western world through trade and conflicts like the Opium Wars. The influences that resulted from these exposures, as well as aspects of traditional Chinese Culture led to the modern Chinese government to become communist. Communism changed China…

Textbook by Roger B. Beck and Linda Black, describes how China became more modern after the death of Mao and Zhao had past away. This is also about the time that the communist party had taken over China and started to arrest people from the Cultural Revolution. Roger B Beck, and Linda Black are both writers of the “Modern World History Patterns of Interaction” Textbook and are experts on the knowledge of many countries and their past time including China. The audience that the writers were…

With regard to Chinese culture and beliefs, rapid fundamental change was not anticipated by the people of Shanghai after the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Mao Zedong, defeated the Chinese Nationalist Party, also referred to as the Kuomintang (KMT), on October 1, 1949. However, significant adjustments were made to once the CPC took power. The book, Year of Red Dust: Stories of Shanghai, by Qiu Xiaolong, is a collection of fictional stories that illustrate the daily lives of the Chinese…

Background on Nationalism & Gender in Republican China The purpose of this section is to provide a basic understanding of nationalism and gender in Republican China (1911-1949). There will be a brief analysis of how and why Chinese nationalism developed, followed by another brief analysis of how gender expectations in society may have changed. The understanding of nationalism and gender in Republican China is important to this essay because it provides a background to the essay’s argument. In…

How would it feel like to have three enemies surround you at once? In 1931, after the Japanese invaded Manchuria, the government of the Republic of China had to face three issues- Japanese invasion, warlord insurrection, and the Communist uprisings. The Nationalists holding power cooperated with the Communist to kick out the Japanese. After successfully defeating the Japanese, the two parties continued its Civil War with the Communist gaining victory. Now holding power, the Communist made many…

Just over a few decades ago, China, South Korea and Singapore were among the poorest with underdeveloped, weak economies. However, these economies were able to grow rapidly and successfully as they were under the authoritarian regimes during their period of growth. Now, the question is: How has authoritarianism helped these states in achieving economic growth? Political stability is one of the most significant authoritarian advantages to economic growth because it allows leaders to come up with…

HIST1005 Asia in the World Professor Franziska Seraphim/ Discussion Leader Lia Atanat OCE Assignment IV Zhangyang Wei “The anti-Party, anti-socialist Rightists might be fully exposed, refuted, overthrown and fully discredited and their influence eliminated. At the same time, they should be given a chance to turn a new leaf.” -the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the Sixteen Points, 1966 -Picture from 1960 ANPO Movement The visual and textual sources that I have chosen…