On a lighter note, he returned to France for a second time in 1980, and in 1985 French president Francois Mitterrand awarded him the title of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters.(3) Ai Qing was an early and major influence on Weiwei both in life and art. ...
At the time this Report is being released, the world economy continues to emerge slowly from the most serious economic crisis of the post–World War II period-one that has deeply transformed the global economy and highlighted the increasingly important role that emerging markets and developing economies play in the global economy. As advanced economies are searching for ways to speed up their economic engines, emerging and developing countries have been important drivers of the global economic recovery. As a result, the nature of the relationship between advanced economies and emerging on...
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong rose from peasantry to become one of China's most historically significant political leader. While working in the Peking University library under Li Dazhao, Mao became a member of the CCP. His political ideology was formed in the 1930's when he rose to party leadership. Mao believed that China's Marxist revolution would be victorious for the peasant class. Mao's political platform included rousing the nation's masses to create a united front including the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie, and national bourgeoisie. ...
