DXP and Reform Flashcards
(84 cards)
when does mao die
9th september 1976 - danger that china will erupt into civil war due to power struggles
Hua made Party Chairman
when are the gang of four arrested
6 OCT 1976
Hua ordered their arrest and was followed by unrest in Shanghai which was put down by the PLA.
Hua actions relating to Mao
within a month of mao’s death, Hua publishes Mao’s selected works
when is DXP purged then rehabilitated
76 purged as after tiananmen incident, it was implitely supporting deng, mao did it bcos gang of four convinced him
july 1977 - restored to his official positions in party, state and PLA
what year does Hua Guofeng make “Two Whatevers” speech
1977 - to make himself seem committed to Mao’s ideological legacy, he would defend mao’s policies
when is the gaokao reinstated
1977 , after 11 years
5.7 mil registered, 273,000 admitted
when did cadres express support for DXP
by autumn 1978
when did the Central committee reverse its verdict on TS incident of apr 76
where they mourned Zhou Enlai. IN NOV 78
Democracy movement
1978 november
set up in beijing, set up character walls criticising Hua and Mao for supporting the gang of four and dismissing deng in 76. “human rights alliance” and “enlightenment group” pushing for democracy as the Fifth modernisation
Third Plenum
Dec 78
Hua 7 hour opening speech, 178 references to mao
deng closes in 10 mins, sentiment is more hard work and less empty talk.
Third plenum adopts Deng’s Four modernisations
= more socialist than communist, less committment to ideology. deng saw the capitalist system as dynamic and innovative, china could benefit from elements
how many lived in poverty in 1978
250 million lived in absolute poverty
when did dxp replace hua guofeng and become paramount leader
by 1978
when is the crackdown on the democracy movement
jan 1979
activists eg Wei Jingsweng (author of the Fifth Modernisation) was arrested and imprisoned.
constitution was changed to remove the right to put up character walls.
how did dxp use democracy movement
he was sympathetic to the movement to sustain it and therefore preserve the building characterisation of hua guofeng as incompetent and a weak leader
when does dxp rehabilitate other victims of the cR
september 1979, eg Peng Zhen, Bo Yibo
when are the first SEZs set up
1980 - in Shenzen, Shantou, Zhuhai, Xaiman
across from taiwan, near to coastal ports, easy to attract foreign investment
problems with land reform by 1980
- peasant farmers leased land = reluctant to invest and modernise methods
- govt’s dual pricing method distorted the rural economy (peasants were paid a fixed price for their “quota grain”).
- the price was increased by 20% and consumers complained => state had to subsidise both consumers and producers.
agricultural production grows under dxp stat
agricultural production .. 304 mil tonnes in 78 –> 407 mil tons in 89
exports growing under dxp stat
exports $9.8 bil in 78 –> $52 bil in 89
when were the new SEZs set up
in 1984, 14 new SEZs were set up (Hainan)
retail sales stat
from 77% –> 1985, retail sales went up 300%
when does mao die
9th september 76 = danger china will erupt into civil war due to power struggles. succeeded by hua guofeng who is made party chairman
when does public sentiment turn against the gang of four
after the april 76 demonstrations mourning zhou enlai, around 2 mil spontaneously gather
it evoked anti-Jiang Qing feelings which was officially labelled as counter-revolutionary
when is the arrest of the gang of four
6th october 76, hua ordered their arrest and was followed by unrest in shanghai, put down by PLA.
