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Before WW II ended the Communists and the Nationalists were fighting for the cintrol of China. The Communists were strong and highly disciplined while the Nationalists were poorly paid and underfed. In 1949 Mao Zedong, leader of the Communist party, announced the birth of the People's Republic of China. Chiang retreted to the island of Taiwan and started his own government and vowed to regain the government. The new government wrote a new constitution and silenced critics and enforeced their own views. They then turned China into a totalitarian state. Mao became a hero and an object of "worship," and he worked to make China self-sufficient, build schools, and expanded basic health care. After the death of Mao, the new leader Deng Xiaoping made it so that economic controls was less, allowing for foregin investment in China's economy. The moderate policies led to rallies calling for freedom of politics and democratic reform. However, the Chinese government did not want to loosen the control of politics, and in June of 1989 the Bejiing massacre occured. This was when the Chinese army fired upon the ralliers killing and/or wounding several thousand. From the time of Mao, when all businesses were goernment owned, to Xiaoping's rule, where some private businesses are permitted, the economy is becoming less strict. In the Great Leap Forward Mao put all peasants to work in fields or building China to be an industrialized country. The laziness and transfer of too many farm workers created a famine, killing millions of chinese. The abuse of people by the Red Guard hurt the Chinese people's vision of Mao and the communist party. [] []  [] Unification with mainland China Promoting peaceful trade and no violence. Also removing Communism. []
 * Describe the history of communist rule in China and how the country developed to its current global role
 * Explain, from your perspective, China's stance on:
 * Human Rights - Freedom of Speech JFRQ
 * Global Interdependence - Specific Focus on economic relationships JFRQ
 * Environment - Air and Water pollution JFRQ
 * Tolerance of Diversity - Acceptance and treatment of other groups (some who oppose the government) JFRQ
 * What efforts have you taken to interact with China?
 * We met with China's main political party leader for the first time since WWII in 2005
 * Put pressure on China to lose communistic policies and allow for freedom of speech.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What success you have had on promoting a positive relationship with China?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Signed an agreement that allowed for Cross-strait transportation between Taiwan and China.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Worked to strengthen the trade relations and trade firms have been set up in China and Taiwan.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Taiwan led by the Kuomintang has allowed for more Chinese Tourists into Taiwan.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discuss the intent your country has in promoting (or working against) the progress of China.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The possibility that China will become more Democratic like Taiwan. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The possible unification with Taiwan.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What impact with China have on the next 50 years of world history?

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