1. Government and Politics of China: Idea and Governance
Dr. Jongpil Chung
Kyung Hee University

2. Outline Marxism-Leninism Mao Zedong’s Thought Deng Xiaoping’s Theory
Three Representations (Jiang Zemin)
Harmonious Society (Hu Jintao)

3. Ideology
Ideology is 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.
Chinese Communist Ideology:
1) influence of the Chinese Revolution
2) ideas of Marxism-Leninism
3) thought of Mao Zedong

4. Marxism-Leninism Historical Materialism 1) mode of production
2) superstructures
Dialectical Materialism
synthesis
thesis
antithesis

5. Historical Process to Communist Society
Primitive Communal Society
Slave Society
Feudal Society
Capitalistic Society
(Socialist Society)
Communist Society

6. Leninism (Modification of Marxism)
1) raw materials, cheap labour in underdeveloped
countries (colonies)
2) revolutionary party
3) democratic centralism

7. Mao Zedong’s Thought Peasantry as the base for revolution
Mass Line and Populism (Campaigns)
Theory and Practice
Contradiction
1) antagonistic contradiction
2) non-antagonistic contradiction
Permanent Revolution

8. Criticisms of Mao’s Thought
1) “rightist” rectification campaign
2) promoting “excessive targets” and issuing
“arbitrary decisions”
3) undermined inner-party democracy
4) divorced both from the party organization and from
the masses

9. Deng Xiaoping’s Theory
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
1) market-style reforms
2) open door to foreign investment
Four Cardinal Principles
1) upholding the socialist path
2) upholding the people's democratic dictatorship
3) upholding the leadership of the CPC
4) upholding Marxist-Leninist-Mao Zedong thought

10. Problems of Deng’s Reform
1) “new rich”: the new wealthy group of entrepreneurs
2) widening economic division
3) decadent influences from the West: corruption
4) moral and ethical deterioration

11. Jiang Zemin’s Thought 1) Spiritual Civilization
2) Market Economy as “Primary Stage of Socialism”
3) “Three Talks or Stresses”
4) Three Representations (promotion of advanced
productive development, cultural and ethical
progress, welfare and benefits for the people)

12. Hu Jintao’s Harmonious Society
1) Scientific Development
2) Harmonious Society
3) Peaceful Development