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China: Historical Background

China: Historical Background. March 23. Overview. Europe, Japan and the ‘unequal treaties’ with China 1911 Revolution created Republic Civil war ends in 1949 with Communist victory The Maoist Period. European Contact.

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China: Historical Background

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  1. China: Historical Background March 23

  2. Overview • Europe, Japan and the ‘unequal treaties’ with China • 1911 Revolution created Republic • Civil war ends in 1949 with Communist victory • The Maoist Period

  3. European Contact • China was not directly subjected to European colonialism, but the European powers (and missionaries) did exert significant control in the 19th century. • The Portuguese reached China in 1513, Spaniards followed in the 1570s, the Dutch in the 1620s. • By the early 18th century, the British East India Company has established a presence in China.

  4. European Contact and War with Japan • It was not until the 19th century, however, that Britain was able to force its way into China and open its ports to Western trade. • First Opium War, 1839-42 • Resulted in British control over Hong Kong • Second Opium War, 1856-58 • Japanese defeats China, 1894-95

  5. Boxer Uprising 1900 • The foreign presence was challenged in 1900. • International forces rushed to put-down the uprising.

  6. Taiping Rebellion, 1850-64 • China was also weakened by internal struggles and rebellions, the largest being the Taiping Rebellion.

  7. Civil War, 1927-1949 • 1911 revolution, a Republic established. • Japan invaded China, 1937. • In 1949, the Communists led by Mao Zedong (as of 1934) defeated the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek. • The Nationalists retreated to the island of Taiwan.

  8. China under Mao • land reform, state-directed industrialization • Great Leap Forward, 1958-60 • Cultural Revolution, 1966-76 • Mao dies, 1976

  9. Deng Xiaoping • Deng Xiaoping gains control in 1978. • An economic reformer, he begins the process of market reforms. This process accelerates from 1992 onward. • He remains a political hardliner, maintaining the grip of the Communist Party.

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