 New China and the Cultural Revolution: Destruction of KnowledgeChapter 7 in Japan versus China in the Industrial Race, 1998, pp 152-173 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 appeared to represent a great opportunity for China in the remaining half of the 20th century. The nation was essentially united and the central government was enjoying firm authority over and loyalty from its subjects. Foreign special privileges, in place for 100 years, were eradicated. Racial conflicts were no longer the main issue since the top leaders were mostly Han Chinese. China seems to have got what it had desperately wanted for a long time: maintaining a national consensus and enjoying a peaceful domestic environment. It had a common set of values — eliminating foreign exploitation, scientific and technological development as a means of achieving national independence, and enriching people’s economic life and social welfare. These values were the result of one hundred years of foreign influences and Chinese nationalism. But history proves that China failed to exploit this opportunity for rapid economic development. Keywords: Communist Party; Qing Dynasty; Cultural Revolution; Great Leap; Chinese Nationalism (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-26813-9_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-26813-9_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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