... middle class is broken down into five sections: party and state cadres, business managers, private entrepreneurs, professionals, and office staff (Li, 70). The reforms brought by the Chinese government has diversified the middle class greatly, due to mainly the eminent need of a specialized labor force to keep up with the changing economy. The economic reforms changed many aspects of ... 't still a class yet due to the broad goals and differing internal mindsets, however for the purpose of the research paper, I will be looking at the urban Chinese middle class as a class. The Strong Imm...

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... problem for China after 1912. Understanding the pain caused by China's inability to accomplish these ends is essential to comprehend the dilemma facing China after 1912. The inability of the Chinese government to exert control over its own territory and people led to indescribable suffering, and the simple physical control of its people and its territory became the goal. The fragmentation within ... was in the control of the local warlord. In this sense the period is quite straightforward. Though there was a long list of figures who strutted across the stage of the Chinese government in...

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... the peripheries out and vulnerable to Communist exploitation. Because the state was weak, the government was unable to bring the benefits of modernization to the "backwards- areas of rural China, according to Esherick. China's political-economy gravitated to the communists even further since the Chinese people were becoming more nationalistic, in no small part to the Japanese invasion. Chiang Kai ... -shek's government was too weak at first to fight the Japanese and its subsequent concessions were humiliating to most ... The Chiang family personally pocketed millions of dollars. The real...

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... bloodshed- (Cheng 137). Thus the student's hopes for democratic reform were crushed. The violence and disregard for human life shocked the Chinese people, as well as the international community. Demonstrations erupted throughout China and major Western cities that condemned the Chinese government and called for retaliation and/or the breaking of diplomatic relations. While the world stood horrified at the events of June ... and away form communist ideologies, perhaps China too will have no choice but to concede to the growing trend. All the world can do is watch and hope until, the Chin...

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... Chang's work is linked to her experiences as a participant in the events, and Becker's works are attributed to his insubordination to the Chinese government in his writings for the South China Morning Post. There were exceptions- MacFarquhar's recent works are not as apologist to Mao as Origins ... his political beliefs, and that of his acknowledged sources. Shortly after publishing the Chinese, Becker was dismissed as Beijing Bureau Chief of the South China Morning Post for attacking the policies of the Chinese Government and the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Interestingly en...

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