The Erosion of Chinese Communist Ideology Guoyao Chen Hyerim Wu Jessica Mattsson

Main1 – ideology, Marxism-Leninism Contents Intro – Watching movie Main1 – ideology, Marxism-Leninism Main2 – Mao, Deng, Jiang Strong & Weak point Our opinion & Discussion

Let’s watch it together! Introduction Let’s watch it together! Life time(活着) Play

the Chinese revolution Ideology? Ideology A set of political values, feelings, and ideas, that guides individuals to act or behave in a certain manner for the purpose of achieving a particular goal Practical Ideology, Pure Ideology The Chinese communist ideology The influence of the Chinese revolution The ideas of Marxism-Leninism The thought of Mao Zedong

for the party and the state Marxism - Leninism Historical materialism Struggle between the capitalists and the working class would result in a communist society The first blow of the revolution Must be dealt to the weakest part I n the system Revolution party was needed The doctrine of “democracy centralism” Guiding principle for the party and the state

Peasantry as the base for Mao’s thought Peasantry as the base for Revolution Mass line and populism Theory and Practice Contradiction Permanent Revolution

Mao’s Thought Mao’s legacy De-Maoization

Open door to foreign investment “Socialist market economy” Dengism Building of socialism + Market style reform Open door to foreign investment “Socialist market economy” “guide to action” Material well-being Problems

The thinking of Jiang Zemin “Spiritual Civilization” (Neo-conservatism & Nationalism) Market economy as “Primary stage of Socialism” Jiang’s Reinterpretation of the primary Stage of Socialism at the 15th Party Congress

The thinking of Jiang Zemin Reinterpretation of the primary Stage of Socialism at the 15th Party Congress Education in Patriotism Contrasting thought for unifying contending forces The three representations The three talks or stresses

Without any background difficult to get some parts Strong & Weak point Weak Strong Easy to understand linguistically Too much focus on Mao Lack of comparison Enough evidences make the approach strong Without any background knowledge, difficult to get some parts Some parts of article are confusing Objective enough

Our opinion What we think….. And what do you think?

2.Has Deng been based on Mao’s thought? Discussion 1. Was Mao a good or bad leader? 2.Has Deng been based on Mao’s thought? 3. Where can we find the source of Jiang’ thinking? 4. Who do you think was/is the most effective contributor for China? 5. For the future, will Chinas ideology work?

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