Communism in China

Communism in China as we know has played a major role in the countries political system over the past century. Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao were the co-founders of the communist party in 1921. At the time China was in a world or turmoil ever since the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. For 10 years China was lost in a world with new ideas coming from all over the world. At the time, Duxiu and Dazhao saw an opportunity to bring change throughout a weakened China and they exploited it. The communist influence being brought by them and powers such as Russia influenced the Chinese way of thinking that Communism had new beliefs of the world and that all people should be seen as equal under the new government. Personally I am a very strong believer in a Democratic government such as America’s where everyone has there freedom. If I were living in China at the time, I would have fought for my rights especially after reading Dragon’s Village which has given me more insight into why I despise communist beliefs so much.

On October 1, 1949 Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China where Communism finally reigned supreme. The Chinese people might have been declared a communist nation, but many decided to fight against the new ideals brought about the country. In the book The Dragon’s Village, gives a great account of what it was like making the transition from the old China into the new communist run China. Yuan-Tsung Chen who wrote the autobiography during the transitional time stated “That’s just another way of making war. Both are trying to win people over to their side. Several of our friends have been approached by…uh…certain persons. Quite a few are talking to both sides while they make their plans.” (Dragon5) This shows how the people were split between there different beliefs and what they wanted or should I say forced to do. Communism wasn’t loved throughout China at the time, but it was an idea and the communist leaders used this idea to gain control of