Communism and capitalism

Communism and capitalism in the People´s Republic of China: from Mao Zedong to Hu Jintao

Communism and capitalism in China

Mao Zedong (* 1893 in the South of China, † 1976 in Peking)

In 1921 he was a member of the co-founders of the communist party of China and became head of state in 1954.

Cultural Revolution

Class conflicts were a very important part of the communist party. Mao. The whole organisational structure of the state, the parties and the religion should become communistic.

The Great Leap forward (1958-1962)

The aim of the great leap forward was to make China to an economic great power and to increase the production of steal within 15 years. Farmers became manpower.

There weren’t enough farmers for the agriculture anymore and a lack of aliments was the consequence.

A catastrophic dearth followed which 20 till 40 million people didn’t survive.

Deng Xiaoping (*1904 in Guang’an, † in 1997 in Beijing)

Deng never became the head of the Party or State himself, his influence within the Party led the country to economic reforms with which the agricultural production increased.

In December 1984 Xiaoping signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration with which China got back Hongkong in 1997.

 

Hu Jintao (*1942 in Shanghai)

He was involved in the technical and political leadership positions and the developement of the poorest regions of China. In 2003 Jintao became president.

Everyday Life

·         Many Chinese go to work by bicycle or use the public transports. They work 40 hours per week.

·         Working women don’t have to look for their children because there are many kindergarden and also the grandparents play a very big role.

·         With more than 184 million overweight people diabetes and heart-attacks are the biggest enemies of China.

·         China still has one of the highest execution rates worldwide with about 8000 causalities a year.

·         They have also a very strict censorship.