This approach was tied heavily to the development of China's oil reserves. ... Given this history of economic reform, it is evident that "under the present system economic questions are necessarily political questions" (Dorn 43). ... Another important aspect of Chinese economic reform was the decision of China to join the world economy. ... [Many] Chinese perceive joint ventures as a costly form of acquisition. ... The Chinese were as vociferous about issues of sovereignty. ...

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• Approx Pages: 18
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• Grade Level: High School

-Why have the approaches to the construction of history changed over time? This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. ... This seemed to be a trend for many aspects of Russian history. Consequently, this subject was dropped in favour of studying the history of the Chinese Communist Party, as it was an area which I was keen to learn about, overlapped in many places with Soviet history and had a relatively large amount of data published about it. ... The subject is also advantageous as at several points the Sino-Soviet histories overlap. ...

• Word Count: 4647
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Chinese Economic Reform Two years after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, it became apparent to many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary. ... However, attempts at economic reform in China were introduced not only due to some kind of generosity on the part of the Chinese Communist Party to increase the populace's living standards. ... This approach was tied heavily to the development of China's oil reserves. ... Given this history of economic reform, it is ...

• Word Count: 8272
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School