HI168: The Rise of Modern China The Post-Mao Era, This is the final lecture for this module. Dr Stephen McDowall Humanities Building (H013)
Wednesday 23 May (Week 5) 10:00 – 11:00am Room H303 Optional Exam Revision Seminar
Up to the Mountains, Down to the Villages Campaign, 上山下乡运动
Richard Nixon in the PRC, February 1972
The Death of Lin Biao 林彪, 1971
Criticise Lin Biao and Confucius 批林批孔 Campaign
Death of Mao Zedong, 1976
The Return of Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Veteran of Long March Studied in France Had endured multiple persecutions since the 1950s Assumes power at the expense of Hua Guofeng
Deng Xiaoping: Moving on from Mao… 1. Prosecution of the Gang of Four 2. Rehabilitation of victims 3. Pronouncement on Mao and his legacy [‘Resolution on Party History’ (1981)]
The Gang of Four 四人帮
Deng Xiaoping: Moving on from Mao… 1. Prosecution of the Gang of Four 2. Rehabilitation of victims 3. Pronouncement on Mao and his legacy [‘Resolution on Party History’ (1981)]
Deng Xiaoping’s Economic Reforms – The ‘Four Modernisations’ agriculture / industry / defence / science & technology – Open Door Policy – Special Economic Zones (SEZ) – Decollectivisation of land
Special Economic Zones 经济特区 (SEZ)
Crisis at Tiananmen 六四事件, 1989
The Return of Hong Kong 香港回归, 1997