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work unit (danwei) |
Place of employment in PRC; comes from when Chinese economy was more socialist (state-owned enterprises)
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floating population (liudong renkou) |
People who reside in a population but not part of official census count; refers to Chinese migrants without local household registration
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household responsibility system |
- (mid 1980s) -First adopted in agriculture and then by other sectors of economy
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one-child policy () |
-1979 - -Introduced to alleviate economic, social and environmental problems - recently couples have been allowed to have 2 childs if they were an only child |
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Special Economic Zone (SEZ) () |
-1980s -Refers to modern economic zone in mainland China introduced by PRC, business and trade laws differ from rest of country
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Township Village Enterprise (TVE) |
-(early 1980s) - -government entities located in rural areas
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State Owned Enterprise (SOE) |
-Legal entity that undertakes commercial activity on behalf of government
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Tan-zam (aka Tanzara) Railroad: |
-(1970-75) -Railroad between Tanzania and Zambia - big step towards outward FDI |
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Concessional loan |
-Granted at below-market rate
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Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands |
-Uninhabited islands off coast of China
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Spratly Islands |
-Located in South China sea
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Chinese Eximbank () |
-1994 --China Export Import bank
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Darfur war |
- 2003 -Between rebel group and government
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balance-of-power (theory): |
-nations of the world have equal power
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FOCAC: |
-Forum of Africa-China Cooperation
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Structural adjustment |
-Loans provided my IMF and World bank to countries facing economic crises to focusing on trade and production
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hukou (household registration) |
-1958 -• Created Urban/rural divide
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Yasakuni Shrine ()********* |
-1869 -Shrine in Tokyo, Japan where can pay respect to those who died in service of Empire of Japan
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Shinzo Abe |
-Japan’s current PM, supports military expansion
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Occupy Central |
-2014 HK protests
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Karamay Fire (1994) |
-1994 -Fire broke out in theatre filled with students and teachers
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Deng Xiaoping |
- de radicalized Chinese government, came to power in 1978 major reforms; - household responsibility leads to increase in agricultural output, one child policy, SEZ’s (Special Economic Zones), 4 Modernizations (Military, industry, agriculture, science), peaceful handover of Hong Kong. -• Abolished Mao’s rural agricultural communes and allowed peasants to cultivate family plots à grain harvests increased |
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Leung Chun Ying |
• commonly known as C.Y. Leung - currently pro PRC, and PRC appointed, Chief Executive of Hong Kong |
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Hu Yaobang |
Hu Yaobang was the General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a comrade of Deng Xiaoping. After Deng rose to power he promoted Hu to a series of high ranking positions. He centered on a series of economic and political reforms under Deng’s instruction. His reforms made him several enemies who opposed free market reforms. Hu was blamed for widespread student protests across China in 1987. |
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Hu Jintao |
Leader of China from 2002-2012. Held offices of the General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the People’s Republic of China. First leader of the communist party without revolutionary credentials. His rise to leadership represented China’s transition to younger, more practical “technocrats” presided over decade of economic growth that cemented China as a world power. (Claire Wooldridge)
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Zhao Ziyang |
• Third Premier of PRC (1980-1987) - pro WEST |
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Zhu Rongji |
Former premier of PRC from 1998 to 2003. Zhu enacted tough macroeconomic control measures. He focused on strengthening industrial and agricultural sectors while continuing a moderately tight monetary policy. He also started a large privatization program which saw China's private sector grow massively. (Olivia Sun) |
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Li Peng |
- Premier of PRC 1987~1998, more conservative, wants to suppress students (yuhao) - Was largely conservative when it came to Chinese economic reform, focused less on day-to-day issues and focused on the debate regarding market reforms. Oversaw the rapidly growing economy of his office time and attempted to decentralize and downsize the Chinese bureaucracy. (Shiv Shah) |
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Bo Xilai |
- charismatic communist party secretary 2007 - 2012 - scandal: wife paid for english business to be killed, Bo's second in command fled to US embassy, Bo found guilty of corruption, sentenced to life in prison |
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Liu Xiaobo |
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule; currently incarcerated as a political prisoner in China; awarded 2010 Nobel Peace Prize; Symbol of pursuing democracy in China |
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Xi Jinping |
• now the leader of the People's Republic's fifth generation of leadership |
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Wen Jiabao |
- He was the sixth Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China starting from Nov. 2002, serving as China's head of government for a decade. -Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind Beijing's economic policy. - Wen advocated for a more balanced approach in developing China's hinterland regions, and advancing policies considered more favourable towards farmers and migrant workers. - played a key role in China's response to the global financial crisis and subsequent stimulus program. |
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Jiang Zemin |
• came to power after the Tian’anmen Square Protests of 1989, replacing Zhao Ziyang as the General Secretary. - accused of being too conciliatory with West |
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KMT (Nationalist Party) |
It was later led by Chiang Kai Shek and was the ruling party from 1928-1949 after it retreated to Taiwan and was defeated by the CPC during the Chinese civil war. The current president of Taiwan, Ma Ying-Jeou is part of the KMT. This party is trying to ease tensions with China. It accepts the “One-China Policy” but believes the ROP rather than the PRC is the legitimate party of Taiwan. |
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Chiang Kai-Shek |
Leader of the Republic of China from 1928-1975. Known as Jiang Jieshi, he was strongly against the Communist party, and eventually retreated to Taiwan where he imposed martial law on his people.
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Chiang Ching-kuo |
He succeeded his father to serve as Premier of the Republic of China (1972 – 1978) and was the President of the Republic of China from 1978 until his death in 1988.
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Lee Teng-hui |
Lee Teng-hui is the President of the Republic of China in Taiwan from 1988 to 2000. He studied in Japan and the United States, and was considered one of the elites. He helps founded the Democratic Progressive Party in September 1986. He opposed unification with China and favored independence. (Sanli Huang) -- Helps found DPP |
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Chen Shuibian |
• Native-born Taiwanese ROC president who ended KMT control in Taiwan (he was the first ROC president who was NOT a member of the KMT)
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Ma Ying-Jeou |
-President of Taiwan from 2008 to the current date. -He and the KMT won against the Democratic Progressive party, who were a more progressive and liberal political party in Taiwan. -Improve relations between Taiwan and China. Launched flights between China and Taiwan -Angered many Taiwanese |
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2.28 (February 28) Incident |
-Incident on 2.28.1947 begins with woman having black market cigarettes confiscated. SOON AFTER KMT TAKES OVER TAIWAN FROM JAPAN -When the woman demands the cigarettes back, she is beaten by monopoly agents. When bystanders challenge agents, one of them shoots and kills someone, causing riots. - Riots, often violent, break out for a week or so - Military crackdown leads to “White Terror” period of martial law during which KMT suppressed/killed political dissidents. - Bad start to new republic |
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DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) |
The Democratic Progressive Party is founded in 1986. It is a center-left political party which often competes with the KMT. It does not want to recognize the One China policy and is working to make Taiwan recognized as its own country, a separate one from the People’s Republic of China. It wants Taiwan to be called Taiwan, and not the Republic of China. |
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One China Policy |
Policy by the PRC that states that there is only one China, and Taiwan is a part of it. KMT agrees with this policy. (Yi Meng Teng) On a diplomatic level, this means that countries seeking diplomatic relations with the PRC must break official relations with the ROC and vice versa. |
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1992 Consensus |
October 1992: KMT and CCP informally agree to what would later be called the “1992 Consensus”
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