1. A Brief History of China
China is the world’s oldest continuous civilization.
Chinese history is a series of cycles: bloodshed & famine, then order & prosperity.
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2. Chinese History Relevant to HRM
1949: Mao Zedong founds the People’s Republic of China; China is communist- ruled
: The Great Leap Forward; gov’t takes control of industries and redistributes land; 30 mil. die of hunger
: The Cultural Revolution: the Red Guards “root out the evils of the elite”; intellectuals, professionals and students forced to move to farms & universities shut down
Chairman Mao
“The Little Red Book”
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3. Chinese History Relevant to HRM
: Deng Xiaoping takes power; economic reforms encourage private enterprise and opens up China to foreign investment
1989: Tian’an Men Square: protest demanding political reforms crushed by the government
1995: Economy reaches double-digit growth
1997: The UK returns Hong Kong to China
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4. Chinese History Relevant to HRM
2001: China accepts membership to the World Trade Organization
2004: Constitution changed to recognize the private ownership of property
2006: Hu Jintao’s “Harmonious Society”: a bid to solve growing gap b/ween rich and poor and b/ween cities and countryside
Hu Jintao: Current President of the People’s Republic of China
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