The Implementation of the 1949 Communist Program in China

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The Implementation of the 1949 Communist Program in China

Before I answer this question I think that I should analyze all the

things that communist have done in favor of China and things that have

caused problems for them. Then it will make it easier to interpreter

the question apposed so I can see clearly how successful or

unsuccessful they were.

Mao Zedong made a speech on October 1st 1949 stating everything that

the Chinese communist party should accomplish. By going through the

list I can see what they have actually done and what they haven't. The

first thing that Mao said is that 'The people's Republic of China

strives for independence.' If I look back at what the communist have

done I will see that independence is a element that they have

achieved. China is no longer reliant on foreign devils or Western

powers. They stopped trading with the West at one stage because they

were in fear of their communism s0o they only traded with the Soviet

Union who were another communist country. They now trade with the West

but only along the terms of it being to increase the efficiency,

strength and economy on China. The capitalist benefited this, but I

think that the state also does because they have joined enterprises.

Democracy is one element that they have not established as far as we

know. There is only one party, the communists, in which the public

votes for different chairmen in that party that they want to elect and

make leader, this is not what you would call democracy. Although I

must take into account the Chinese perspective and looking at the way

the country has been run in previous year...

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...extent as communism is

about the growth or the country and trying to improve it and I think

that they have accomplished that. The communist party tried to make

sure everyone was treated equally and fairly and I think that this

worked because when the great leap forward was launched everyone was

paid exactly the same amount and had the same living standards as each

other, although the great lead forward was actually unsuccessful. The

thing that I dislike about communism was that fact that no one had the

choice to vote for anyone else in opposite parties, as there was only

one party to vote for in political elections and the government

claimed to be running the country on behalf of the workers which in a

way I think is untrue. This answers the question opposed, which asked

how successful the 1949 communist programme was.

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