Modern China 1976--present
Deng Xiaoping Post- Mao reforms Mao died in 1976 Economic reforms= moved away from state control Allowing small-scale private enterprise Supervised by the state but a move toward capitalism
Economic reform results Economy boomed Wealth inequalities became more intense Social vices returned to cities Movements for more freedoms started
Tiananmen Square- 1989 Student movement calling for political freedoms Deng= no discussion of democracy! Protest crushed in June Happened in front of international TV cameras Famous picture of a student in front of a tank