POLI 324: Asian Politics Dr. Kevin Lasher.

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POLI 324: Asian Politics Dr. Kevin Lasher

Ancient China 1766 B.C.E.

Imperial China 221 B.C.E. - 1911

China as the Middle Kingdom

Chinese Inventions

Chinese Inventions

Chinese Inventions

Chinese Inventions

Confucianism was a philosophical, social and ethical system more than a religion Focus on social stability, order and “right behavior”

Five Relationships Ruler-subject Father-child Husband-wife Elder brother-younger brother friend-friend

Imperial Dynasties

Dynasties Southern/Northern 420-589 Tang 618-907 Liao 916-1125 Yuan (Mongol) 1271-1368 Ming 1368-1644 Qing (Manchu) 1648-1911

New Dynasty has Mandate of Heaven Virtuous leaders bring peace and prosperity Aging Dynasty with high taxes and corruption Peasant Rebellions, Famines, Earthquakes, Invasions Dynasty Loses Mandate of Heaven and collapses or is overthrown

Effective bureaucracy based on Confucian examinations Meritocracy

Static Imperial China, 1600s-1800s No European-style enlightenment No scientific method No concept of individual rights No industrialization

Static Imperial China, 1600s-1800s European states as new world powers Euro-centric world Late Qing dynasty is not prepared for these new threats

Threat from New Barbarians, 1800s

Military Defeats First Opium War, 1839-1842 Second Opium War, 1856-1860 Unequal Treaties, 1842-1933 Sino-French War, 1883-85 The Sino-Japan War, 1894-95 China vs. Eight Powers in 1900 The Sino-Japanese War from 1931-1945

Century of Humiliation, 1839-1949

Century of Humiliation, 1839-1949

Century of Humiliation, 1839-1949

Republic of China 1911

Humiliation Continues Weak Republic, 1912-1916 Warlordism, 1916-1927 KMT-led China, 1927-1949 Japan in Manchuria, 1931-1945 War with Japan, 1937-1945 Civil War, 1945-1949

Communism in China People’s Republic of China 1949

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