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China: Mao's Republic to World Superpower
Mao's Republic to World Superpower looks at the emergence of China as a major player in geopolitics, starting with Mao Zedong and the birth of the People's Republic of China. China then examines the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping's move to privatize the economy, the Four Modernizations, the revolutions of 1989, the changing national identity, the tidal wave of production and its attendant pollution and human rights issues, and ending with the Chinese Dream and President Xi Jinping's vision for the future.
118 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2015
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January 15, 2016
What a fascinating country to study.
China today has an air pollution so bad that only 1% of its 1.3 billion population are breathing clean air right now (according to EU estimates). This fact alone discourages me from visiting PRC, if ever.
Nonetheless, I am planning to visit Taiwan in the distant future. Since PRC still regards Taiwan as its territory, a visit to Taiwan can legitimately be seen by PRC citizens as a visit to China! Ha!
The mixed legacy of Deng Xiaoping was one of the biggest foci of this book. The authors seem to like DX more than the other leaders, and while his negative sides were not left out (e.g. The Tiananmen incident), the emphasis given to DX's legacy shows how much growth China has owed to his rule alone.
Though learning Mandarin has always been in my bucket list, I do not really plan on using it extensively in Mandarin-speaking countries. Rather, I expect its usage to become more widespread as more and more citizens of Western countries (Asian or otherwise) are more versed in things Chinese.
China today has an air pollution so bad that only 1% of its 1.3 billion population are breathing clean air right now (according to EU estimates). This fact alone discourages me from visiting PRC, if ever.
Nonetheless, I am planning to visit Taiwan in the distant future. Since PRC still regards Taiwan as its territory, a visit to Taiwan can legitimately be seen by PRC citizens as a visit to China! Ha!
The mixed legacy of Deng Xiaoping was one of the biggest foci of this book. The authors seem to like DX more than the other leaders, and while his negative sides were not left out (e.g. The Tiananmen incident), the emphasis given to DX's legacy shows how much growth China has owed to his rule alone.
Though learning Mandarin has always been in my bucket list, I do not really plan on using it extensively in Mandarin-speaking countries. Rather, I expect its usage to become more widespread as more and more citizens of Western countries (Asian or otherwise) are more versed in things Chinese.
April 15, 2016
Quick little guide to China. Repetitive but a few interesting factoids.
January 24, 2025
Un livre qui a la qualité de ses défauts: il est trop succinct.
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