Question
What if Mainland China and Taiwan rejoined under Deng Xiaoping?
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping and Reunification
•Tried to assure Taiwanese that if they rejoined China they would still have autonomy
•Doesn’t happen but trade increases between the two
•1987 Taiwan lifts its ban on travel to the mainland
•Also pushed for reunification of Hong Kong (Xianggang)
•This happens in 1997 and it becomes a Special Administrative Region (SAR)
•Doesn’t happen but trade increases between the two
•1987 Taiwan lifts its ban on travel to the mainland
•Also pushed for reunification of Hong Kong (Xianggang)
•This happens in 1997 and it becomes a Special Administrative Region (SAR)
- tried to bring them back in China
- taiwanese said no
- first allowed trade between these two countries
- visiting families
- reunification of hong kong
- hong kong was british colonoy (1898-1997)
- SAR - rules in china dont exist in hong kong
Deng Xiaoping and Economic Changes “To Get Rich is Glorious”
•Coming to power in 1979 institutes agricultural reforms
•Encouraged farmers to sell on the open market
•Also allowed for the contracting of plots of land (excess profits could be kept) ‘productive responsibility system’
•China accepted loans and foreign investments
•Joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank
•Encouraged farmers to sell on the open market
•Also allowed for the contracting of plots of land (excess profits could be kept) ‘productive responsibility system’
•China accepted loans and foreign investments
•Joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank
- start with food side of things
- open market - encouraged farmers to sell stuff - motivation
- plots of land (similiar to private ownership)
- china accepts loans and foreign investments
- (e.g. Nike) allowed to run certain factories - help urbanizing around the factories
- accept IMF and World Bank - both created by U.N.
Social Changes in the 1980s
•The single child policy introduced in 1979
•Tax benefits to families who accepted this (Some lost their private plots of land)
•Marriage law brought in 1980 (confirmed the rights of women and raised age of marriage M=20 to 22 W= 18 to 20) •
•Tax benefits to families who accepted this (Some lost their private plots of land)
•Marriage law brought in 1980 (confirmed the rights of women and raised age of marriage M=20 to 22 W= 18 to 20) •
- taxed for more than one kids
- marriage law -
Summary
When Deng Xiaoping came into power he tried to get Tiawan to reunify with China by telling them they would still have autonomy. Tiawan declined but trade increased between the two. Deng also wanted Hong Kong back and it became an SAR which meant it could operate on its own but still be part of China. He encouraged farmers to sell on the open market and allowed people to keep excess profits from their land. This made people more motivated. China also began to accept foreign investments. Many social changes came about as well, such as the single child policy and Marriage laws.