Industry, agriculture, science, national defense
Opening to outside world
Chinese studying abroad
First group of 480 students, 1978
Jung Chang travels to Britain, Sept. 1978
“Foreign experts” in China
Skaff teaches in China in 1984-1996
Foreign investment
Prisoner of the State, pp. 101-10, 144-58
Communes dismantled, 1980-83
Prisoner of the State, pp. 138-44
"tenant farming with...state as landlord"
9% annual output increases, 1978-84
Drawbacks
Lost economies of scale and social services
Production plateau, 1990s
Factional divisions among pragmatists
State planners vs. Free marketers
Chen Yun vs. Zhao Ziyang
Political control vs. Political freedom
Li Xiannian vs. Hu Yaobang
Zigzag Policies
Do the editors of Time Magazine (April 30, 1984) appear to be aware of the factional divisions within the CCP?
1. *Hu Yaobang
Secretary-General of CCP
2. *Deng Xiaoping (Actual #1)
*Chairman of the Central Military Commission
3. *Zhao Ziyang
Premier of PRC
4. Li Xiannian (Actual #3)
President
Former Vice Premier of Economic Affairs, 1954-80
5. *Chen Yun (Actual #2)
Chairman of CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
1. Do the working of the upper-levels of the CCP fit your preexisting stereotypes of the communist party?
Who is in charge? How does he exert leadership?
What factions exist? How do they try to persuade each other?
2. The part of the book from pages 91-133 is called, “The Roots of China’s Economic Boom.” Why is the transition from a planned economy to a market-based one so controversial?
Why do some of the leadership still advocate for a planned economy?
How did Zhao Ziyang struggle to come to the realization that market-based reforms result in a more efficient economy?
Why are investments in China’s new coastal Special Economic Zones so controversial (pp. 101-110)? o
Zhao said, “Whenever there were issues involving relationships with foreigners, people were fearful, and there were many accusations made against reformers: people were afraid of being exploited, having our sovereignty undermined, or suffering an insult to our nation.” (p. 107) Why would this be the case?
Zhao said, “Some people felt ashamed about the idea of importing” (p.107). Why would this be a legacy of the Maoist era?
The “Strike Hard Against Economic Crimes” campaign of January 1982, began as a response to smuggling (p. 103). What was it?
Why did it cause people to “start having doubts about reform”?
What are Zhao’s views of the causes of corruption? (pp. 155-58)
Why isn’t he too worried about corruption among officials? Do you agree with him?