The opium trade started to spread, and soon a great number of Chinese people were addicted to the drug, therefore the Chinese government outlawed it. ... This defeat was a disgrace to China and was rather humiliating to the "great a powerful" China. ... The government took hold of all the businesses and appointed officials for all the businesses. Mao expanded communism and tried and executed thousands of non-communists in China, and wiped out corruption in the government. ... China finally stood on its own, but was closing China the right choice?...

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The opium trade started to spread, and soon a great number of Chinese people were addicted to the drug, therefore the Chinese government outlawed it. ... This defeat was a disgrace to China and was rather humiliating to the "great a powerful" China. ... The government took hold of all the businesses and appointed officials for all the businesses. Mao expanded communism and tried and executed thousands of non-communists in China, and wiped out corruption in the government. ... China finally stood on its own, but was closing China the right choice?...

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The government cannot control all of them, (Jingping, 2014), so all of them cannot be treated the same. ... Due to the highest population rate, China will not accepted itself as a developed country since the government cannot provide all services for their citizen like other developed countries. ... That is why the government is trying so hard to reduce the population growth by enforcing one child policy to, in the future, make them a developed country too. ... That is why Chinese government tries their best to reduce the amount of population in the country. ... That is why Chinese govern...

• Word Count: 1996
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The fiscal and monetary policies of the government geared towards maintaining growth with social justice have largely contributed towards this, evidenced by all economies averaging a growth rate. China for instance is expected that the population will continue to rise for the next 20+ years. ... The fiscal and monetary policies of the government geared towards maintaining growth with social justice have largely contributed to the economy's growth. In China for instance, it is expected that the population will continue to rise for the next 20+ years. The current drive and emphasis by In...

• Word Count: 6484
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Orders to MacArthur by Truman told him to halt proceeding at the first sign of Chinese soldiers. ... Sightings of Chinese soldiers became more and more frequent, and Chinese POWs were taken. ... The Chinese soldiers were sent to guard against invasion, as they feared the US planned to extend their movement into China. ... Every nation has a right to it's own government, and the US helped maintain that. Also, if the US does nothing to stop the spread of Communism, it will eventually overcome all governments, including ours. ...

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Only few countries, including China, and North Korea, have absolute despot or group of powerful people. ... So it will be good for non-democratic Asian countries to convert their governmental system to democracy. ... In democratic society like South Korean, before making an important decision, government hears lots of opinion from citizens and all decision is made by representatives of citizen. ... It is not a perfect system of government. ... But, as we can see much strength for citizen and government in democracy, and many countries are showing positive example of democratic counties, I rea...

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He ordered the navy to neutralize Formosa by preventing attacks from Formosa on China or from Communist China on Formosa. ... Macarthur had wanted to do, America government itself, in its "greater Sanctions" (Stokesbury 257). ... Why don't we bomb Manchuria and China itself? Why don't we assist Chinese Nationalist troops to land on the mainland of China?" ... But what General Macarthur tried to do was kicking out China and Russia from Korea, and let Korea build its own country, since all Korean wanted to build their own country, pick up their own government with out any intervention ...

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These have brought real benefits to Australia and its neighbours, including China and Hong Kong. ... China likewise has continued to reduce its average tariff. A just announced further round of tariff cuts will bring China's rate down from 23 to 17 per cent, with a target rate of 15 per cent by the year 2000. ... However, in much of East Asia, recent key events - including banking crises in Japan, China and other regional economies during the Asian financial crisis - are forcing governments and corporations to re-evaluate whether past approaches to business will deliver new investments...

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Although almost 40% of this went to North America, up to 80% of all FDI to developing nations went to the ASEAN countries(Association of South East Asian Nations) and China with Japan still the most significant investor in South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia2. ... Yet, even though Japan was the world's largest foreign direct investor, the low level of inward FDI coming from elsewhere was cited as evidence of the closed nature of Japan's market overtaken by government supported conglomerate firms known as the "Keiretsu". ... The exceptions to this were Hong Kong, which practised a ver...

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Chinese Intervention (1950) Chinese Communists destroyed any hope of a quick U.S victory when China entered the Korean War on November 25, 1950. On this day, 300,000 Chinese soldiers attacks South Korean and U.S positions. ... They helped to establish a communist government and maintain the country. ... Truman opted out of invading China and was criticized for this decision. ... The U.S has the ability to use South Korea as a puppet state to benefit the U.S government. ...

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In 1951 North Korea backed by communist China carried aggression against South Korea, China conquers Tibet. 1962 Cuban missile crisis bring world as close to nuclear war as never before and in 1964 China detonated it first nuclear bomb. ... Cuba and China aided Congolese rebels. ... North Vietnam has been backed by Soviet Union and China. ... Government overstates danger, and understates, or did not report true situation in South Vietnam. Stone in his "A Reply to the "White Paper", successfully criticizes US official report known as "White Paper", and leaves many doubts if government was hones...

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Dating back to the end of the American Revolution, interest in China was growing and a large trading vessel was shipped in hope for a large flourishing trade with China. ... After China was passed under Communist control in 1949, the Marshall Plan was willing to give Nationalist China 400 million dollars for economic and military aid to fight off the Communists (Ferrell 113). ... In regards to the Soviets involvement, it is believed that they encouraged the Chinese to support North Korea "in order to maintain leverage on the independent-minded group that had just organized a government in Peki...

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This was shown to be happening when at first China and the North Korea and then Vietnam became communist. ... Australian forces moved in to combat these problems and other problems such as the lawlessness and government corruption in the Solomon Islands. The Australian government also supports a country's right to self-determination, which means supporting itself rather than being run by outside governments such as the colonial rulers. ... How strong it was came to light when American troops came to Australia to help protect it from Asian forces and the Australian government made the Afri...

• Word Count: 1983
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

BACKGROUND History and Structure of the Alliance Though it has had its political ups and downs, South Korea has been an ally of the American government since the end of the Korean War. ... Korea also shares a history of tributary relations with China in the years before the Japanese occupation of Korea. ... The US is setting its eye on North Korea and the threat it poses, while South Korea is focusing on stabilizing its economy and government. ... The most salient option for a partner is China. ... Reunification of the peninsula would occur under Chinese logic. ...

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When the Japanese tightened their rule in the 1920's, the people began to migrate into Manchuria, China, and the U.S.S.R. ... Hodge, the commanding general of the American military government in Korea, was assigned to " remove Japanese imperialism, maintain order, and prepare the Koreans for eventual self governance" (Cumings 1983:107). ... Syngman Rhee returned to Korea from exile, and works were put in motion in the South to merge Rhee and another exiles including Kim Ku, with the remnants of the colonial government. ... In 1946, the North Korean Provisional People's Committee f...

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In 1949, China fell into Mao Zedong's communist forces. More than 500 million Chinese and 220 million soviets lived under communist rule. ... North Korea believed a communist government was the most beneficial government to live under. ... China entered the war on October 19th, 1950.   ... The United States and China wouldn't be rivals. ...

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These warnings by the Chinese were ignored and on November 28, 1950 so called Chinese "volunteers" (the Chinese called their soldiers volunteers in hopes that it would not seem as if they were "officially" declaring war) made mass attacks sending the UN army back to the 38th parallel. ... General MacArthur, however, still wanted to be aggressive against the Chinese. ... It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign...

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These warnings by the Chinese were ignored and on November 28, 1950 so called Chinese "volunteers" (the Chinese called their soldiers volunteers in hopes that it would not seem as if they were "officially" declaring war) made mass attacks sending the UN army back to the 38th parallel. ... General MacArthur, however, still wanted to be aggressive against the Chinese. ... It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign th...

• Word Count: 3857
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Being a culture, aware of what happens in its surroundings, English is taught at all schools since junior high school and Chinese is a language that many speak in Korea. ... It has good economic relations with Japan, the Unites States, and China mainly and is member of many international economic organizations such as: APEC, OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and WCO(World Commerce Organization). ... These industries have caused air and water pollution, as well as acid rain which is produced partly by China and is swept to Korea by the wind. ... In July 1953 an ar...

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Despite this support, America's Korean campaign was unsuccessful, this was to some degree the fault of President Truman, who had not believed that the Chinese government would be prepared to intervene and he also underestimated the military power of China. Therefore, not wanting to engage in an all-out war with China and the Soviet Union, which would most likely have led to the Third world war, Truman was forced to negotiate, and thus the Korean War ended in stalemate on July 1953 after long negotiations for peace a cease-fire was finally signed. ... And despite governmental attempts to...

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Today, North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un has threatened to attack the United States, and has not gotten support from his allies, Russia or China. ... The theory of democratic peace is proven through the government and actions of North Korea. ... Any opposition to the government is prohibited. Several people are routinely arrested and imprisoned, with the government frequently charging them for "subverting the State", "endangering State security" or attempting to "overthrow the "People's socialist government". ... The Internet is heavily censored, most sites that show anti-communist...

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For a thousand years, Mahayana Buddhism, which came via China, was the court religion and popular faith of the Korean monarchy. Numerous Buddhist temples were erected at government expense. ... Gradually Buddhism degenerated, mainly because of its immense wealth and alliance with the government. ... Confucian scholar-officials were given charge of all government functions. ... Using the ancient Chinese concept of yin-yang, Confucians stressed the fact that individuals achieve happiness as they subject their personal desires to the greater good of the whole. ...

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This has proved somewhat successful, as China , Kim's closest ally, has called for a return of the talks (Morrissey). ... Despite North Korea's recent action, China has urged everyone to remain calm. Yang Jiechi, China's foreign minister, at a recent forum in Beijing, said, "The parties concerned should keep calm and exercise restraint, and work to bring the situation back onto the track of dialogue and negotiation" (Frayer). South Korea's citizens are angered at the lack of response from their government. ...

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Since 1910, Korea had been under control of the Japanese government. ... Backing his unwavering support of Syngman Rhee's government, and other free nations around the world, Truman said, "If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world -- and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation" (Truman Doctrine, 1947). ... As China fell to communism in 1949 and quickly pursued an alliance with the Soviet Union, Truman was criticized. ... All of these pressures plus the genuine fear that the USSR and China would attempt to spread communism to other part...

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A Korean Chaebol can also be referred to as a form of "guided capitalism" were the government selects companies to undertake projects and channels funds from foreign loans were the Korean government guarantees repayment in the event of default. ... Park nationalized the Korean Banks and reinforced the Chaebol system; making strong government ties with the major ones. ... He exempted them if they agreed to invest their wealth in the new industry sectors laid out by the government. ... Government - Chaebol cooperation was an essential part of the success of the South Korean economy growth. The G...

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