1. China after Mao
China ( today)

2. Pragmatists in power 1976 Mao and Zhou Enlai die
Pragmatists arrest Gang of Four
G of 4 wants more Cultural Revolution
Blamed for excesses of C.R.
Deng Xiaoping new premier CCP
“Black cat, white cat, who cares…”
“Mao was right 70% of the time”
Four modernizations
Agriculture
Industry
Science and tech
Defense
Build relations with West
Make consumer goods, not just heavy industry

3. Special Economic Zones
Deng allows foreign owned factories in S.E.Z.s
Promotes investment, technology, and managerial techniques
Just four zones in Then 14 in 1984.
China’s economy grows at a staggering rate.

4. Shenzhen
1980
2010

5. Tiananmen Square protests
Economic freedom grows. People want political freedom too.
Cronyism and corruption in government
Tiananmen Square protests begin April 1989
More civil liberties
Working conditions
career opportunities

6. Free markets, not free people
Protests crushed June 1989
Hundreds killed.
Thousands wounded
Gov. hunts down leaders
West condemned crackdown
Banned arm sales to China
But other sanctions were weak

7. One Child Policy Introduced in 1979 to control population growth
Violators face huge fines
Results:
400m fewer Chinese in says gov.
120 boys for every 100 girls
Girls aborted, neglected, abandoned
76% approve of law in 2008

8. Hong Kong is China again
July 1997 GB handed control of Hong Kong back to China
China promises “one nation, two systems” for 50 years
"high degree of autonomy in all areas except defense and foreign affairs.“
HK may maintain its capitalist system and freedoms of its people.

9. Tibet Taken by PRC in 1950. Cultural Revolution misery
Rebellion crushed in 1958.
Dalia Lama in exile
Called “autonomous region”
Cultural Revolution misery
6,000 monasteries destroyed
Up to 1,000,000 dead
Tension persists
28 self-immolations

10. China today Economically: Capitalist
Politically: Chinese Communist Party in control
Issues:
Intellectual property and theft
Aging population
Rural to urban migration
US debt

11. Resistance to Development
Government evicts residents to make room for development
Gov payouts often too small. Some residents refuse to leave.
Construction continues anyway.

12. Rich and Poor

13. Beijing Olympics 2008

14. US trade deficit with China

15. Made in China Bad Good Lead painted toys 2007 Chemicals in toothpaste
Chemicals in pet food
Chemicals in dry wall
Cars unsafe
Good
iPads, iPhones, etc
Anything customized
Anything traditional:
Jade, silk, porcelain, tea

16. China today

17. Pollution
Severe smog
Clean water is scarce
Millions lack clean water

18. China today
“Let China sleep, for when it wakes, it will shake the world.” -Napoleon
Xi Jinping