China Under Reform 1978-- Deng Xiaoping Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3
Reforms Massive economic reform – capitalism End to Chinese isolation No challenges to CPC rule But, consensus decision making in CPC
Impact From World Resources Institute: http://earthtrends.wri.org/updates/node/213
Implications Economic Growth and Economic Freedoms Chinese integration into world Chinese power
Four Modernizations Agriculture Industry Defense Science and Technology
Special Economic Zones
China in the World Economy Foreign Exports investment to the in China world SEZ
Shenzhen
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Greater Chinese Economy
Greater Chinese Economy
Ideology Marxism Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Deng Xiaoping Theory 1992 Speech
Four Cardinal Principles to keep to the socialist road to uphold the people's democratic dictatorship leadership by the Communist Party Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought
Why Did the Reforms Begin? Impact of Cultural Revolution Failure of Mao’s Economy Lessons of Japan and Four Tigers Death of Mao
Political Reform? Democracy Wall 1978-79 Fall 1986 Tiananmen Square 1989
Factional Battle 1980s Deng Xiaoping Hu Yaobang Vs. Chen Yun (priority on consensus) Hu Yaobang Vs. Chen Yun Zhao Ziyang Li Peng Speed up slower economic economic reforms; reforms; Limited political reform no political reform
Democracy Wall 12/78-12/79 Xidan Street
Wei Jingsheng “The Fifth Modernization” Wei Jingsheng Foundation Wei’s Essays On Trial 1979 After release (1993)
General Secretary Hu Yaobang Fall 1986 General Secretary Hu Yaobang
Tiananmen Square April 16-June 4, 1989 Wang Dan, 1989 (released from prison, 1998)
Zhao Ziyang vs. Li Peng Zhao warning students
June 4
Results Zhao Ziyang Jiang Zemin Economic reform slowed 1989-1992 But 1992: Deng’s tour of South 1992 Speech
The CPC Message? There are limits to freedom in China Asking for political freedoms may jeopardize economic freedoms Goal: politically agnostic capitalists