It had become clear to members of the CCP that economic reform would fulfill a political purpose as well since the party felt, properly it would seem, that it had suffered a loss of support. ... The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. ... (23) This movement "from virtue to competence" seemed to mark...
The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. ... (23) This movement "from virtue to competence" seemed to mark a serious departure from orthodox Chinese political theory. ... Given this history of economic reform, it is evident that "under the present system economic questions are necessarily political questions" (Dorn 43). ... This policy--denoted the "Open Policy" (Shirk 47)--was a drastic removal from the policies of Mao Zedong and, in fact, from centuries of Chinese political culture. ... Mor...
Having a division of Europe between the east and the west only gave a physical boundary to this cold war and meetings in Tehran and Yalta assured that this conflict of powers would ensure a battle of cultural development. ... This period was one of the most repressive political campaigns ever launched denying people unalienable rights and condemned many innocent victims. ...
