least three main reasons why China takes the socialist road. First‚ China’s socio-economic conditions do not allow the Chinese people to take the capitalist road. In old and backward China prior to the national liberation in 1949‚ the Chinese Kuomintang‚ or the National Party‚ worked neither for equitable distribution of land among landless peasants at the time nor the development of the national industry. The bureaucratic capitalists‚ as represented by the Four Big Families of Chiang Kai-shek
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China Between The Fall Of The KMT and Mao Tse-Tung’s Death The time from 1949-1976 was a time of transition for China. Many social and economic changes occurred through this period. When the Kuomintang government collapsed and Mao Tse-Tung assumed control‚ this marked the beginning of massive reformation for what would become the People’s Republic. With Mao Tse-Tung’s rule came governmental reform which led to social betterment. His first years of rule included careful development
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The People ’s Liberation Army‚ including strategic nuclear forces‚ army‚ navy‚ and air force‚ serves as the military of the People ’s Republic of China (PRC). It is 2.8 million strong making this force the largest army in the world. The PLA was established in the 1920s as the military arm of the Communist Party of China. It was originally named the Red Army. The People ’s Liberation Army ’s insignia consists of a round device with a design of five stars and the Chinese characters "ba-yi" (August
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In the early 20th century‚ revolutions were ubiquitous. Some of the most important revolutions happened in Asia‚ specifically in China and Russia. While these revolutions may have been similar‚ with respect to the outcome‚ their original goals are different. China wished to have a democratic country while on the other hand Russia created a communist society‚ they both wanted reform in order to increase the standard of living and to increase the power of their country. The 19th century decimated
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are the two Presidential candidates that are representing Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU). The election is stirring up talk about the future of Taiwan and its independence from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Both Ma Ying Jeon and Shu Chin-Chiang represent an independent Taiwan‚ however‚ both have different views regarding Taiwan’s political and economic ties with the People’s Republic of China. The Kuomintang supports independence with economic ties and a continued existing
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UGANDAN CULTURE AND CHINESE CULTURE: THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES Uganda has more than 40 ethnic groups‚ each with unique foods‚ dance‚ music‚ language and religious beliefs and a population of less than 35million. China has 56 ethnic groups also with their own unique cultures and beliefs. To compare and contrast the Ugandan culture and Chinese culture‚ I will look at aspects common to all the ethnic groups in each of the respective countries. FOOD Let me start by looking at what Ugandans
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conditions. In the 1920s the United Front strategy favoured by Stalin‚ and held to throughout angry debates with Trotsky and the United Opposition‚ lead to major setback in China‚ where the local Communist party was all but destroyed by the nationalist Kuomintang‚ at a time when Chiang Kai-shek was an honorary member of the Comintern! Having learned nothing by the China debacle Soviet and Comintern policy was then piloted by Stalin into the even more disastrous Third Period‚ an ultra-left switch based
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differences during the early 20th century. They were different in the aspect of goals as Russia was highly concerned in making everyone literate to experience the works of Marx‚ Lenin and Stalin personally while neither the Chinese communist party nor the Kuomintang cared much about literacy for the masses. Another differences was the characterization of the Russian revolution by World war 1 leading to the revolt against a ruling Tsar while China‚ was not affected by the war was more of a civil war between
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“The practice of binding feet was originally introduced about a thousand years ago‚ allegedly by a concubine of the emperor. Not only was the sight of women hobbling on tiny feet considered erotic‚ men would also get excited playing with bound feet … Men rarely saw naked bound feet which were usually covered in rotting flesh and stank when the bindings removed.” (Ch.1‚ p. 24-25) “At the mention of the word ‘character‚’ the eldest son gave a loud snort: ‘How can you mention the word ‘character’ about
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During Napoleon’s rule in France‚ the French government underwent major changes in regards to administrative and legal structures. During this time‚ the French empire implemented the use of the Civil Code; also known as the Napoleonic Code. Like Napoleon in France‚ William Bismarck of Germany influenced major changes to German law. Under Bismarck‚ Germany adopted the German Civil Code. However‚ in 1918‚ a democratic constitution was recognized after World War 1 and the creation of the Weimar Republic
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