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Great leap forward and Cultural revolution 1958 – 1976 The Great Leap Forward The slogan “carry out the anti-rightist struggle to the end” on display at […]

Economic reforms 1977 – 1988 The Cultural Revolution ended with chairman Mao Zedong’s death in 1976 and the arrest of the Gang of Four. That movement, […]

Political reforms 1978 – 1989 For China’s political reforms during the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping was the crucial factor. From the late 1970s, Deng gradually established his […]

Corruption, nepotism and a decline in living conditions Official deviance and corruption have taken place at both the individual and unit level since the founding of […]

Growing discontentment and protests While the economic reforms brought rapid changes in Chinese society, political reforms did not follow suit. Many had expected “political opening up” […]