People's Republic

The Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China are two paramount examples of Communism in history. Communism is the political thought that focuses on the emancipation of the proletarian class. The communist ideas officially started with Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles when the two political thinkers released The Communist Manifesto.1 In this writing, the two outlined the idea of Communism, which was the complete equality between the people, it also illustrated the trials and tribulations of…

During the period, 1925 to 1950, Japan invaded China and occupied large parts of it until Japan’s defeat in WW2. The Chinese Communist Party established the People’s Republic of China. This caused the relationship between Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party to change greatly. The peasant class developed a nationalistic movement for themselves, peasants gained social equality and the anti-Japanese beliefs grew. In this time period, the Japanese peasant class fought for nationalistic…

The world has observed some of the greatest balance of powers in history between countries that have dominated economically and politically. The People’s Republic of China (of which will be referred to as its conventional short form China) has remained powerful for an extensive period of time, having a far-reaching impact on the political and economic atmospheres of the world. China has seen a vast history, especially during the Communist era and the former leader Chairman Mao Zedong, founder of…

During the first half of the 20th Century, numerous countries were attracted to communism in various parts of the world. Two such countries are the former Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Due to historic and geographic reasons, they have played important roles in the economy and politics on a world scale. In terms of area, the USSR was the world’s largest country and it occupies almost one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface. China occupies almost the entire East Asian landmass…

speak English well or very well (67.1%), whilst approximately 32% do not speak English well or at all (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011). China • Mandarin is the official language of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. • Chinese people from Hong Kong and the Guangdong province of the People’s Republic of China speak Cantonese. • Chinese language includes over 20 different dialects, such as; Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects).…

Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping started a series of reforms that lead to today’s China. There are many aspects that are different from Mao’s regime, but also many aspects they remain constant throughout the years. During the early years of the People’s Republic of China, the communist-lead party was still no part of the international community. It was not until the early 1970s when the country finalized its relations with others, and more significantly with the US and Japan. This might be a…

The characters Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, and Wang Jingwei formed the triumvirate leadership established at the onset of the 20th century, that would forever set China on a transformational path towards modernity and further establish its stature in the international community as a modernized progressive superpower. Yet, the establishment of China today as an economic, geographic, and political powerhouse was not a sudden formative moment in history that led to China’s rapid development. In…

Despite all of this, Hong Kong has had its quality of life index declined (See Chart 1) over the recent years. This can easily be attributed to the 2008 Western world financial crisis, but as the recent Hong Kong protests proved it might be about people’s confidence in the system too. This idea has been further reinforced by several…

survive because the Dalai Lama has far less influence than he used to have. This is primarily the result of the People’s Republic of China’s aggressive political maneuverings in Tibet and the resulting weakened state of Tibetan Buddhist culture. The current Dalai Lamai cannot even fully act as head of the Tibetan state because of the state’s fragmentation and his exile. The People’s Republic of China has caused irreversible damage to the tulku system. By picking the eleventh Panchen Lama, the…

Nixon stated this in Shanghai and the bridge that he mentioned refers to the restored relationship between China and the United States. Due to the legacy of President Nixon, the United States created an economic-based relationship with the People’s Republic of…