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The Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era Harmonious Society

The Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era Harmonious Society. Wanli Hu The China Program Center University of Massachusetts Boston. Contents. 1. Mao’s Revolutionary Years 1949-1976 2. Deng Xiaoping’s Economic Reform 1978-2002 3. The Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era-A Harmonious Society 2002-2012

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The Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era Harmonious Society

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  1. The Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao EraHarmonious Society Wanli Hu The China Program Center University of Massachusetts Boston

  2. Contents 1. Mao’s Revolutionary Years 1949-1976 2. Deng Xiaoping’s Economic Reform 1978-2002 3. The Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era-A Harmonious Society 2002-2012 4. The Foreign Policy of the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era

  3. Mao’s Revolutionary Years1949-1976 • Ideological Revolution • Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought • Continuous revolution • Revolution-oriented economic development • Equalitarian but poor society • Achievements • Gained independence and maintained state sovereignty • Changed an agrarian China into an industrial China • Lessons • Lifelong-rule, personal cult and dictatorship • Isolated China from the world • Economic & social disasters one after another

  4. Deng Xiaoping’s Economic Reform from1978 to 2002 • Mission: Economic development is priority • economic development replaced continuous revolution • Market-oriented economy • Stimulated and justified people’s motivation of making fortune • Open-door policy • Achievements • China becomes the second largest economy • 400 million people are out of poverty • Free-migrant, dimensioned and dynamic society appeared

  5. Deng Xiaoping’s Economic Reform • Lessons • GDP-oriented economic development • Political conservative-corruption • Environment deteriorated • No moral guidance • Imbalance • The rich vs. the poor • East China vs. west China • City vs. the countryside

  6. Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era • Build a harmonious society • Peaceful development in the world • A harmonious Society: • Balance between cities and the countryside • Balance between east and west China • Balance between economic development and healthy society growth • Balance between human beings and environment • Balance between export and domestic market

  7. Balance between city and the countryside • Tax exempt in the countryside in 2005 • Free education from 1-9 grade in 2011 • Urbanization 48%

  8. Balance between east China and west China • Help west China catch up east China • Infrastructure, transportation, energy and energy transportation, irrigation • The Three Gorges Dam, Tibet railroad, gas transportation

  9. Balance between economic development and healthy society growth • GDP-oriented economy gave away to a humane society • Increased concern for social justice, fairness, and the need to create a social safety net • Respect, understand and take care of people, and maximize people’s potential development

  10. Balance between human beings and environment • Reduce GDP to 7% in 2011 • Sustainable development • Renewable and clean energy: China’s investment is $ 64 billion in 2010 (No. 1 in the world) and its solar and wind energy takes 50% of the world.

  11. Balance between Export and Domestic Market • Reduce export and stimulate domestic consuming

  12. Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era • Human beings and environment • Reduce GDP to 7% in 2011 • Sustainable development • Renewable and clean energy: China’s investment is $ 54 billion in 2010 (No. 1 in the world) and its solar and wind energy takes 50% of the world.

  13. Limitation of the Hu Jintao Era • Stability is priority • Political conservative • No freedom press • Corruption has been a popular phenomenon

  14. 4. . The Foreign Policy of the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao Era • Peaceful development • A harmonious world • China respects the current rules which the West made • Sino-US Economic and Strategic Dialogue • China won’t challenge the leadership of the US • The US should respect China’s core interests

  15. Thank you! • Questions?

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