How Did Deng Xiaoping Change China

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From 1977 to his death in 1994, China was under the influence of Deng Xiaoping’s rule. Deng Xiaoping was the mind behind most of the economic and social changes. Hua Guofeng took power right after Mao’s death in 1976. However, he was removed for being too soft on student revolts in 1987. Some of the changes were big changes to the economy, which also changed the government from a socialist type to a Bureaucratic government to a what government?. Under Mao, the country was strictly communist, and everything was controlled by the state. These implemented changes in the system of the economy and the that impacted the changes in everyday life in modern day China. Deng Xiaoping’s reforms were a detrimental economic impact for both China and the …show more content…

The extreme economic growth and falls threw many daily life for people off balance. Some of these were large cuts to living standards for citizens. Inflation was said to be officially 19%. However, it was thought to be in the range of 25-30%. Because of this, many families were not being able to live as well, resulting in seven million students dropping out of school along with tens of thousands of teachers. Not only education was affected. Factory workers received cuts to their pay or joined the 400,000 other workers who got laid off . Some may argue that Deng brought stability to China after Mao’s death, because the end of an almost cult-like following post cultural revolution led to growing unrest in China. However, some people disliked the idea of open commerce, some even went to the point of calling it “Japan’s second occupation”. The stability was indeed there, but it came with a price. Deng sought to find it at all costs. The massacre at Tiananmen Square was one such occurrence. 241 killed and another 7,000 wounded. This was not the only event where people were hurt. In 1975, Deng ordered the army to hunt down a muslim village in Yunnan which resulted in a staggering 1,600 deaths, 300 were children. Deng did achieve his goal, but not without repercussions. Deng’s effects on China still ripple through the country today. The gap between the poor and rich are beyond average.

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