1. Chinese History: A Lover Scorned
And other associated events

2. Our Tale Begins in 1830 China’s economy is vast
Recently opened to new trading partners
Massive silver exports
The world is watching

3. Trouble In Paradise Opium War (1939)
Treaty Ports – foreign control of taxes and goods
Taiping rebellion ( )
US delegation to Japan (1853)

4. 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
Japan sees Chinese weakness
Invades Korea
Declares "Senkaku/Diaoyu" islands as part of Japan
Loses Formosa

5. The Boxer Rebellion 1898-1900 Mass revolt against foreign influence
Disintegration of national identity/authority

7. Qing Dynasty Falls (1644-1912) Foreign Influence Nationalism
Education Reform
Modernization
Warlords fill in and government control is functionally non-existent

8. WW1 China remains neutral until 1917 Declares war against the axis
Joins in order to get a seat at Treaty talks
US seeds more land to Japan
China declines to sign and comes home in disgrace

9. CCP Is Born – 1921 In response to the failing Nationalist party
Fights over future of China (foreign versus domestic focus)
The Red Army (fights warlord control)
Mao
Women has more power and control

10. 2nd Sino – Japanese War (1937-1945)
Japan invades mainland China
Officially declares war when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Simultaneously fighting the Soviets
14 million dead
Taiwan put back under Chinese control but Nationalists fled there in 1949

11. 1949-1976 Revolution against the ruling classes (Soviet style)
The 5 year plan – no private ownership of property
The Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
Nuclear Weapons

12. 1976-1989 Mao dies Sino-Vietnamese war of 1979
Tiananamen Square Protests
One Child Policy

13. Current CCP

14. Who matters?
The Central Military Commission – in charge of military decisions
The Central Committee elects a Political Bureau (Politburo) of about 20–25 full members
The Political Bureau’s Standing Committee of about six to nine of its most-authoritative members is the highest echelon of leadership in the CCP

15. Who matters?
Xi Jinping – President and Head of the Communist Party; more liberal and Western leaning than the former president
Li Keqiang – Ranking member of the Standing Committee

16. The Military Army – 1.6million ground troops
Navy – 255,000 ; 3 separate fleets
Air Force – 400,000
Army Rocket Force – controls nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles ( nukes)
Strategic Support Force – newest; in charge of space, cyberspace, electronic warfare