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.

2. Chinese History Relevant to HRM 207 BCE-220 CE: The Han Dynasty establishes a bureaucratic hierarchy that runs China for the next 2000 years. 1899-1901: Boxer Rebellion: uprising against Western commercial and political influence 1911: Chinese Revolution overthrows the Qing Dynasty, replacing it with the Republic of China Terra-Cotta soldier, Han Dynasty Boxer Rebellion

3. Chinese History Relevant to HRM 1949: Mao Zedong founds the People’s Republic of China; China is communist-ruled 1953-1963: The Great Leap Forward; gov’t takes control of industries and redistributes land; 30 mil. die of hunger 1966-1976: 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”

4. Chinese History Relevant to HRM 1976-1997: 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 King to China

5. 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