Modern China

Shanghai

Communist GovernmentCommunist Government

• Based on an ideology that wants to provide for needs and ensure peace.

• Based on an ideology that wants to provide for needs and ensure peace.

• Has been seen as cruel at times to its people.

• A system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party

The Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution

A political program by Mao that was designed to create a culture based on Communist ideas.

Art, books, temples, and anything seen as anti-Communist was destroyed.

Anyone who disagreed with Mao was arrested, tortured, or even killed.

A political program by Mao that was designed to create a culture based on Communist ideas.

Art, books, temples, and anything seen as anti-Communist was destroyed.

Anyone who disagreed with Mao was arrested, tortured, or even killed.

China ModernizesChina Modernizes New leader, Deng,

reforms China by opening it to the rest of the world, these reforms moved away from Mao’s ideas.

New leader, Deng, reforms China by opening it to the rest of the world, these reforms moved away from Mao’s ideas.

Privatized land which helped to raise the income of farmers.

Small, private businesses began to open Small, private businesses began to open

SEZ: Special Economic Zones allowed foreign investors to run factories with little Chinese government interruption.

• Foreign investors also opened factories, hotels, and other business.

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Tiananmen Square Massacre

• In Beijing, 1989, crowds gathered to see a new Freedom Statue. When officials ordered the crowd to leave, they refused.• Pro-Democracy supporters were arrested and others were killed.• This was seen internationally.• Since then, many Chinese human rights activists have been given prison sentences.

Economic Superpower

Economic Superpower Member of the World Trade Organization

(WTO). Member of the World Trade Organization

(WTO).

• As a member it receives the same low tariffs (or taxes) on goods or services that other member countries receive.

• Other members(139): US, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Egypt, United Kingdom

Hong Kong and Taiwan

Hong Kong and Taiwan

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region.

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region.

• Refuge for Chiang Kai-shek once Communism took over China.•Tensions with Beijing.

Taiwan

2008 Olympics

2008 Olympics Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Wants the world to forget about past problems like the Tiananmen Square Protests.

China wins 100 medals: 51 Gold, 21 Silver, and 28 Bronze.

Summer Olympics in Beijing. Wants the world to forget about past

problems like the Tiananmen Square Protests.

China wins 100 medals: 51 Gold, 21 Silver, and 28 Bronze.

The Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam Has been called the largest project in China

since the Great Wall. Has been called the largest project in China

since the Great Wall.

Some see it has a good source of hydroelectricity for the growing nation. They think it will help with the flooding of the Yangzi River where it is built.

There are also environmental concerns like pollution that will stay in the river instead of go to the sea.

They also worry about the surrounding areas if something were to happen to the dam.

Some see it has a good source of hydroelectricity for the growing nation. They think it will help with the flooding of the Yangzi River where it is built.

There are also environmental concerns like pollution that will stay in the river instead of go to the sea.

They also worry about the surrounding areas if something were to happen to the dam.

Education in China

Education in China Children attend school at the age of 6, but

many primary schools are crowded with up to 50 students in a class.

Most students seem motivated to learn. They attend school Monday-Friday and

Saturday morning. They learn reading, arithmetic, science, as

well as politeness, discipline, and respect.

Children attend school at the age of 6, but many primary schools are crowded with up to 50 students in a class.

Most students seem motivated to learn. They attend school Monday-Friday and

Saturday morning. They learn reading, arithmetic, science, as

well as politeness, discipline, and respect.