People's Republic of China

government in 1937. The period was far more stable than the preceding warlord era. There was enough stability to allow economic growth and the start of ambitious government projects, some of which were taken up again by the new government of the People's Republic after 1949. Nationalist foreign service officers negotiated diplomatic recognition from western governments and began to unravel the unequal treaties. Entrepreneurs, educators, lawyers, doctors, and other professionals were more free to…

On October 1st, 1949, communist leader Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China, naming himself as head of the state. The declaration ended over six years of bloody civil warfare against the Guomindang (GMD, Chinese Nationalist Party) led by the Chiang Kai-Shek, whose eventual unpopularity and corruption drove them to flee China altogether. Chairman Mao’s popular revolutionary vision for the People’s Republic Of China aimed to favor the peasantry, whereas the redistribution of land…

Leading up to the 20th century, China had been ruled by dynasties. A history of power passed down in families determined by the mandate of heaven; an empire run by the wisdoms of heavenly ancestors. In 1949, Mao Zedong, previously 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…

this a few times at the beginning of his career as the leader of China. Although Mao did live up to his words by first directing his focus to the people, he soon changed and became the opposite of what he had described a great man to be by ultimately focussing on himself. This caused there to be chaos to erupt later. Mao was, at one point, the great man he had described when he first came into power because he wanted to make China seem like a promise land where people could have different…

American communities from WWII to post-1965, Iris Chang described the escape of intellectuals from mainland China and Taiwan, the rise of immigration under Regan and Deng’s open political management, political asylum from China, and the appear of “high-tech and “low-tech” Chinese immigrants, looking ahead an uncertain future for Chinese Americans. Newer arrivals—the intellectuals from China and Taiwan The 1960s was a generation with abating discrimination and increasing assimilation. Although…

Ba Jin Ba Jin was born November 25, 1904 in Chengdu, China and he died October 17 2005. He is an anarchist writer whose novels and short stories achieved widespread popularity in the 1930s and ’40s. aving been born to a wealthy gentry family, Li Yaotang received a traditional Confucian education as well as training in modern foreign languages and literatures. While in school, he developed socialist convictions and an interest in writing. He became an anarchist in the mid-1920s. After two years…

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…

TO THE COUNTRIES UNDER CONSIDERATION From 1994-1992 Albania had a government structure which had characteristics features of the rule in China, Soviet Union and Germany. The country was then known as the People's Socialist Republic of China(1976-1991) and the form of government existing in the nation was Single-Party Marxist-Leninist Hoxhaist Socialistic republic under totalitarian dictatorship. Albania's rulers implemented elements of the Stalinist economic system in their own economy by…

of board of directors of China Primary Energy Holding Limited in terms of the communication and other forms of engagement with shareholders. The following passage will discuss the topic above in three main areas that are the degree of compliance with Hong Kong GEM Corporate Governance codes, the impact of ownership structure on company’s performance and the effectiveness of communication with shareholders. BACKGROUND INFORMATION China Primary Energy Holding Limited (China Primary) is an…

Educational prospects have opened the world to many excellent educational organizations. One such movement in China is aimed at making sure that Chinese graduates, in China, are successfully equipped to pursue their higher education abroad. The great transformations that have taken place in China, and that are still changing education throughout the nation, was not a natural phenomenon. In fact, the great opportunities that are available to the Chinese people today are the results of many…