China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower

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I believe this has significance to preserving the communist philosophy of Mao as well as the reputations of those who acted on Mao’s dictates. The concessions reluctantly granted to the recent protests against COVID-19 lockdown may, again, be a glimpse into another germ of the emergence of civil society, indicative on two points: the autonomous and spontaneous movement itself and the government’s cautious response. While industry didn’t take hold import/export business did and opportunities in coming computer technology were taken.

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After Mao Zedong died in 1976, his misgoverned and largely impoverished nation began the greatest economic advance in history.If there is a China expert that knows what he is talking about, it is Frank Dikötter, professor of the Modern History of China (on leave) from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. For Indian readers, the book holds special significance because Dikotter raises some critical issues regarding the viability of a development model that has delivered impressive results quickly. The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.

China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower: Frank Dikötter

According to the World Bank, China has lifted 800 million people out of Maoist Great Leap Forward starvation and extreme poverty and its Cultural Revolution mass violence chaos. About 15 years ago, I read a truly remarkable book, "Mao: The Unknown Story" which covered the life of this horrid communist dictator until his death in 1976, and since then, I have always hoped to find another book on the history of China since 1976 that was as good as "Mao: The Unknown Story" and now I have done so. Frank Dikötter is the Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong and Professor of the Modern History of China on leave from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.Casting aside the image of a society marching unwaveringly toward growth, in lockstep to the beat of the party drum, he recounts instead a fascinating tale of contradictions, illusions, and palace intrigue, of disasters narrowly averted, shadow banking, anti-corruption purges, and extreme state wealth existing alongside everyday poverty. Thousands arrested and summary trials held, punishment was meted out with prison time or a bullet in the back of the head, often orchestrated before large crowds. B., dass „Chinesen Banken nicht trauen“, wird durch Dikötters Analyse begreifbar – und ihre Gültigkeit bis heute.