1. China Under Deng Xiaoping
By: Chelsy Lugo and Stephanie Lemus

2. Four Modernizations Agriculture Industry National Defense
Science and Technology

3. Reasons for the Four Modernizations
The Four Modernization were adopted as a means of rejuvenating China’s economy
In December 1978,Deng Xiaoping announced the official launch of the Four modernizations
formally marking the beginning of the reform
The Four Modernization were designed to make China a great economic power by the early 21st century.

4. Agriculture
Primarily producing rice, wheat, potatoes, tomatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley. cotton, oilseed, pork, and fish

5. The production of grain had risen 300 million tons - 1983
From 200 million 1976
The production of grain would reach 1.2 billion tons

6. Industry
Including mining, manufacturing, construction, and power

7. Under Deng, manufacturing industries had to resort to ascertaining economic realities such as demand and the prices they should set for their goods.

8. National Defense
China had largest army in world however lacked in military technology
Science and military modernization had a direct link
The Party realized that the army needed to be updated in order to be a global contender

9. Centres of research being built or improved made it possible to develop new weapons
10% of GNP was spent on improvements and purchasing of new technology
upgrading the quality of PLA recruits and officer candidates, improving conditions of service, changing promotion practices to stress professional competence, and providing new uniforms and insignia.

10. Science and Technology
Cultural Revolution left China without basic technological expertise
devastating effect on education
decades-long isolation of Chinese scientists from the western international community, outmoded universities, and an overall lack of access to advanced scientific equipment

11. Promoted series of regulations and policies
Government placed emphasis through funding, reform, and societal status on science and technology
Promoted series of regulations and policies
opened up the technological market, strengthened the protection of intellectual property rights, improved the scientific award system, established the experimental facility supporting system

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