Even the Great Helmsman's role in history is subject to revision. ... Though they have much to tell us, without a frame of reference, without a setting based in history and social relations, they do not satisfy one who wants to understand China. For that one needs an understanding of Chinese history and society. ... Foreign concessions were ended, and, with the important exception of the Russians, British Hong Kong 香港 and Portuguese Macau 澳門, foreign influences were expelled. ...

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Through history, the differences in geographical characteristics have provided human kind with a variety of plants to eat. ... In the modern day, the major producers of oat are USA, Southern Canada, Russia and the Mediterranean areas (Leff et al. 2004). ... Nowadays, the largest commercial producers of wheat are Russia, USA, China, India, Canada and France (George Metljan Fundation 2008). ...

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The war torn history of Japan and China is a large part of why the two governments refused to surrender. The Chinese need for redemption and competition stems from their multiple past defeats by the Japanese empire, a history the Sino nation will not soon forget (Swaine, 2013). ...

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The People's Republic of China has been a communist state since 1949, when Mao Zedong declared, after a bloody civil war, that all of China was to be combined under one banner, and that banner was Communism. For many years, China remained where it was, focusing more on its internal problems and econ...

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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. M...

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