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China after Mao

Explore China's journey from Mao Zedong's era to today's booming economy under pragmatic leadership of Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping. Witness the reforms, controversies, and challenges faced by the nation, including the impact of the One Child Policy, Tiananmen Square protests, Hong Kong handover, and current environmental concerns. Discover how China balances economic growth with political control in the global stage.

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China after Mao

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  1. China after Mao China (1976 - today)

  2. Pragmatists in power • 1976 Mao and Zhou Enlai die • Pragmatists arrest Gang of Four • G of 4 wants more Cultural Revolution • Blamed for excesses of C.R. • Deng Xiaoping new premier CCP • “Black cat, white cat, who cares…” • “Mao was right 70% of the time” • Four modernizations • Agriculture • Industry • Science and tech • Defense • Build relations with West • Make consumer goods, not just heavy industry

  3. Special Economic Zones • Deng allows foreign owned factories in S.E.Z.s • Promotes investment, technology, and managerial techniques • Just four zones in 1980. Then 14 in 1984. • China’s economy grows at a staggering rate.

  4. Shenzhen • 1980 • 2010

  5. Tiananmen Square protests • Economic freedom grows. People want political freedom too. • Cronyism and corruption in government • Tiananmen Square protests begin April 1989 • More civil liberties • Working conditions • career opportunities

  6. Free markets, not free people • Protests crushed June 1989 • Hundreds killed. • Thousands wounded • Gov. hunts down leaders • West condemned crackdown • Banned arm sales to China • But other sanctions were weak

  7. One Child Policy • Introduced in 1979 to control population growth • Violators face huge fines • Results: • 400m fewer Chinese in 2007- says gov. • 120 boys for every 100 girls • Girls aborted, neglected, abandoned • 76% approve of law in 2008

  8. Hong Kong is China again • July 1997 GB handed control of Hong Kong back to China • China promises “one nation, two systems” for 50 years • "high degree of autonomy in all areas except defense and foreign affairs.“ • HK may maintain its capitalist system and freedoms of its people.

  9. Tibet • Taken by PRC in 1950. • Rebellion crushed in 1958. • Dalia Lama in exile • Called “autonomous region” • Cultural Revolution misery • 6,000 monasteries destroyed • Up to 1,000,000 dead • Tension persists • 28 self-immolations 2008-2009

  10. China today • Economically: Capitalist • Politically: Chinese Communist Party in control • Issues: • Intellectual property and theft • Aging population • Rural to urban migration • US debt

  11. Resistance to Development • Government evicts residents to make room for development • Gov payouts often too small. Some residents refuse to leave. • Construction continues anyway.

  12. Rich and Poor

  13. Beijing Olympics 2008

  14. US trade deficit with China

  15. Made in China • Bad • Lead painted toys 2007 • Chemicals in toothpaste • Chemicals in pet food • Chemicals in dry wall • Cars unsafe • Good • iPads, iPhones, etc • Anything customized • Anything traditional: Jade, silk, porcelain, tea

  16. China today

  17. Pollution • Severe smog • Clean water is scarce • Millions lack clean water

  18. China today • “Let China sleep, for when it wakes, it will shake the world.”-Napoleon • Xi Jinping

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