The Rise and Fall and Rise (again) of China: A Research Paper about its Dream and Superpower Ambitions

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The Rise and Fall and Rise (again) of China: A Research Paper about its Dream and Superpower Ambitions

Jia-An Tan 1*
  • 1 Chiway Repton Xiamen School, Xiamen, 361000, Taiwanese    
  • *corresponding author joshuatan0116@outlook.com
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Abstract

With China’s name being mentioned more frequently in the media ever since the start of the 2000s, many may tend to wonder: what has China been up to for the past few decades, and how has it rose to infamy? For the past 73 years to present day, this country is an enigma for most people in present day society. Most of today’s taught history has been more focused on the Western Hemisphere countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and more. The elephant in the room is China, as their civilization and culture is rarely talked about and taught as well. This paper will analyze the economic actions China has taken to drastically increase and maintain their growth, what it has done in terms of being a Communist society of surveillance and heavy influence over its people, and the chess game of foreign policies and economic wars it has been playing with other major superpowers.

Keywords:

China, Xi Jinping, Deng Xiaoping, Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Dream, United States, Economy, Trade, Society

Tan,J. (2023). The Rise and Fall and Rise (again) of China: A Research Paper about its Dream and Superpower Ambitions. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,860-869.
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Tan,J. (2023). The Rise and Fall and Rise (again) of China: A Research Paper about its Dream and Superpower Ambitions. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,860-869.

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