POL SCI 143A Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Radicalization, Think Tank, Proletariat
6 Nov 2017
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Xi jinping"s thought is now enshrined in chinese constitution. Zhao leqi will be in charge of anti-corruption campaign. Historical diversion: china as center of the world. Maoist china : part of an international proletarian revolution. Deng/jiang/hu : repudiated revolution, adopted a policy of reform and opening. 2 functional requisites: must tally with china"s ideal and cultural interests, must be appealing to attract widespread global support. Russia saw itself on the borders of civilization, emulating european powers. Much of fp thinking in china formulated in think-tanks. Devoted to revolution and people"s war (throughout developing world) Radicalization of ccp revolutionary vision, division of labor with the ussr degenerated into ideological discord. Consistent with and functionally complementary to domestic policy line. Former fascist states thrown into us anti-communist campaigns. Fostered communist regimes in north korea, vietnam, nlws in burma, philippines, Even where failed, communist threat expedited decolonization. Chinese revolution had more significant impact on east asia pre-1949 (ie. pre-liberalization period)
