01:790:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Deng Xiaoping, Adobe After Effects, Jiang Zemin
27 Feb 2017
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Nature of the people"s republic of china: china is a single party authoritarian state but there is no evidence to suggest that party pluralism will be present. Also little evidence of democratic discontent in china: one of the few remaining communist states. Communist party of china (cpc) continues to hold a political power monopoly. Rhetorically china gives a nod to marx but realistically embraces capitalism. China in the world today: second largest economy in the world. Sustained 4% gdp growth per year: strategic partner of the united states in economic global nance. Historical background: dynastic china (211 bc 1911 ad: one of the oldest states in the world, dating back to 221 bc, relative isolation fostered the belief of separating the world between chinese and surrounding barbarians. But increased exposure to the west by the late 18th century revealed china"s extreme weakness and un-development. First attempts at governing china as a modern sovereign state under dr. sun yat-sen (1912.
