Puttaruksa Pisansrisomsuk (Put) Who is he? - Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan, in Hunan province, central China. - He is the member of chinese communist party (CCP) The role of Communist Party of China - Overthrowing the rule of Imperialism, Feudalism and Bureaucrat-capitalism - To maintain political stability - Encourage infrastructural and technological investments After his death - Mao remained in undisputed control of China until his death in 1976. - After Mao's death, there was a power stuggle, which saw the fall of Mao's 'Gang of Four' supporters, - The restoration of Deng Xiaoping, who followed a more moderate line whilst retaining absolute political control. After his death - China has been changed in an extraordinary program of renewal and reform. - The obvious changes, Such as, the T-shirts, blue jeans, makeup and jewelry worn by Chinese youth; the disco music blaring from radios and loudspeakers on Chinese streets. THE REFORM AFTER MAO Social and political changes in the 1980s
1. Reforms and Openness
Similarly to Gorbachev in Russia, Deng introduced 'Reforms and Openness' (the Beijing Spring'), and set a policy of reform called the 'four modernisations' (agriculture, industry, technology, military) 2. The 'Four Cardinal Principles' Modernisation was NOT accompanied by political reform Deng opposed democracy and recommended upholding 'the socialist road', democratic dictatorship, the CCP leadership, and Mao Zedong Thought THE REFORM AFTER MAO Economic development in the 1980s
1.Household Responsibility System
In agriculture, peasants were allowed to rent a plot of land and farm it almost as a private farm provided they gave a set quota of produce to the commune 2. Reform of the Economic System Resolution, 1984 This Resolution did not allow private businesses, but it gave much more freedom to SoE managers to run their businesses as they wanted, along capitalist lines THANK YOU