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Q: What was the Patriotic Education Campaign and when was it launched?
A: A CCP initiative in the early 1990s to educate Chinese citizens on historical hardships caused by other countries. Explaining how the CCP-led revolution changed China’s fate and won
national independence
Q: What major event prompted the launch of the Patriotic Education Campaign?
A: The Tiananmen Square protests.
Q: What is the “Central Kingdom” idea in Chinese nationalism?
A: The belief that China is the center of Asia and superior in hierarchy due to its historical role and emperor.
Q: How does the “Central Kingdom” narrative frame China’s global position?
A: As the protector of Asia, a historical victim, and a targeted nation
Q: What shift in CCP legitimacy did the Central Kingdom narrative support?
A: A shift from communist to nationalistic legitimacy.
Q: What impact did textbook reforms have on Chinese students?
A: They promoted positive views of the government, increased skepticism toward free markets, and altered views on democracy
Q: How were textbook reforms studied across regions?
A: Using a difference-in-differences approach, as textbooks were rolled out at different times in different areas.
Q: Why is transferring between provinces difficult during these reforms?
A: Policies discourage it once a student is already in high school.
Q: What was the conclusion of the study on textbook reforms?
A: Students viewed the government more favorably and institutions as more democratic, and became more skeptical of free markets.
Q: What global role does this narrative help China assume?
A: A regional hegemony.
Q: What was Deng trying to achieve with political reform?
A: An institutionalized and stable political system.
Q: What is a key challenge in authoritarian systems that Deng tried to address?
A: The succession problem—deciding who leads next.
Q: What constitutional change was made related to presidential term limits?
A: Term limits were established but later abolished in 2018.
Q: When did China’s anti-corruption campaign begin?
A: In 2013 and continuing to the present.
Q: Who appoints the anti-corruption teams?
A: The CCP directly.
Q: Why are alcohol and cigarettes targeted in the campaign?
A: They are luxury goods commonly associated with corruption.
Q: What economic effect did the anti-corruption campaign have on these goods?
A: Their prices initially dropped due to decreased demand, then rose again as demand adjusted.
