Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Deng Xiaoping, Multilateralism, Power Control
12 Apr 2015
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Lecture 25 rise of china: communist revolution 1949, led by mao zedong, regime one-party dictatorship, economy centrally planned (or collectivized attempt to have state establish economic plans) China"s new model: reforms since 1979 led to chinese model, 1978 meetings about poor economic growth, etc, economic liberalizations but not political change, developmental state china becoming capitalist; subsidies, investment, soes (state-owned enterprises) Economic development relies on market but also state. Chinese economic miracle: over three decades of roughly 10% growth (double western growth, now world"s second largest economy, expected to overtake usa within decade, from 1% of global output (1978) to 11. 4% (2009) of global output. Far from absent (i. e. negotiations with iran nuclear status) but don"t want to take leadership roles. American debt in chinese hands, etc: us needs chinese cooperation on global issues china crucial for any resolution on n. Korea: no cold war no serious ideological or military challenge, china still talks as socialist, but capitalist ideology growing.
