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…During the Sino-Japanese war of 1937, the Kuomintang immediately suffered major military defeats and lost control of eastern China. It was only saved from total hopelessness or defeat by Japan's suicidal decision to attack the United States…

…China is, and always has been, a patrilineal and patriarchal society. It is well known that Chinese society emphasis the importance of the family and the hierarchy within the family. Men's superiority and women's inferiority are deeply rooted…

…fallen into ruin. In response to the growing threat of a Mongol invasion, the Ming gover4nment began building a major wall in the late 1400’s. This wall included most of what remains today. Like earlier ones, it protected China from minor attacks but provided…

…According to Keith Schoppa, “China was ‘everything under Heaven’ (tianxia), by definition self-sufficient, and therefore needing nothing from outside (Schoppa 46).” In order to maintain this “self-sufficiency,” the emperors of China established certain…

…Commentary on China The press in China has come a long way since the CCP took over the Chinese government in 1949 and it will continue to expand it's freedom as we go into the 21st century. They were denied the right…

…Two Years after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, it became apparent to many of China's leaders that Economic reform was necessary. By 1978 " Chinese leaders were searching for a solution to serious economic problems produced by Hua Guofeng, the man who…

…. Many of these inventions and discoveries are being used by the modern world today. Ancient China's interesting and unique practices are also still being practiced by the people all over the world. Take for example the practice of 'qi-kong' the art…

…anyone with abilities to attain public office. The administration of china’s government came under the control of the mandarin. A class of well educated officials. Chinese family’s were a strict hierarchy, In which members were ranked in order of importance…

…a quadrupling of GDP since 1978. The World Fact book said that in 2002, with its 1.3 billion people but a GDP of just $4,400 per capita, China stood as the second-largest economy in the world after the US (measured on a purchasing power parity basis). Agriculture…

…and wanted to trade directly with China. China had little need from the West. As a direct result the smuggling of opium began. Opium was forbidden in China except for medicinal use. The war was fought to determine the relations between China and the West…