POS 468 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vietnam War, International Trade, Suzerainty
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Already invented gun powder, novel (dream of the red chamber), bureaucracy based on competitive examination. When dynasties die, they lost the mandate of heaven. Harmony, compromise, knowing one"s role in society (hierarchal) Current leadership - goal to have socialism within china. To regain legitimacy/mandate, react in a morally upright way with civilization. A lot of rural population that have yet to be modernized. Worst outcome is chaos, recalls civil war in china. Social contact with civilization, dung zhaobing in the 1970s. Part said to people: you can get rich but don"t challenge the party politically (mao says poverty should be shared uniformly) China superior so it had to give more than it received. Could be educated to chinese laws & ethics. If willing, china would enter into a suzerain relationship with them=trading relationship. Sent letter, wanted british family to come so they could be taught. Responded with military force - kantan & hong kong.
