How much of Mao's China still exists today?
When Deng came to power he immediately began to reverse what Mao had done, he wanted to change he direction that china was headed. The type of communism that Deng practised was very different from Maoist China. Deng wanted to reverse the damage caused by Mao during the Cultural Revolution and the great leap forward without ruining the reputation of Mao.
Economically when Deng came to power he wished to turn China away from Maoist policies. Under Mao everything was state controlled and the government kept all the profits there were no incentives to work because everyone was paid the same even if one person did more than another. Deng gave the people the opportunity to do things themselves; they could start their own businesses, private enterprise was encouraged and soon brought about an increase in wealth. The change in economy and industry was shown in 'Special Economic Zones', which were set up by Deng to enable China to get more contact with the outside world and benefit from foreign industry. One f these zones was set up next to the colony of Hong Kong, this was to bring China and the colony closer together. These zones and the growing private sector is another example of how China was changing and getting rd of the old Maoist China. Deng believed in trade with overseas countries, this was something Mao would have feared; also he believed that only people of political importance should gain wealth. Under Deng, private sectors were growing and there were new ideas circulating, he welcomed foreigners into the country and people were encouraged to learn new languages. When Mao was in power, he limited contact with people outside china and almost forbade foreign influence.
When Deng came to power he immediately began to reverse what Mao had done, he wanted to change he direction that china was headed. The type of communism that Deng practised was very different from Maoist China. Deng wanted to reverse the damage caused by Mao during the Cultural Revolution and the great leap forward without ruining the reputation of Mao.
Economically when Deng came to power he wished to turn China away from Maoist policies. Under Mao everything was state controlled and the government kept all the profits there were no incentives to work because everyone was paid the same even if one person did more than another. Deng gave the people the opportunity to do things themselves; they could start their own businesses, private enterprise was encouraged and soon brought about an increase in wealth. The change in economy and industry was shown in 'Special Economic Zones', which were set up by Deng to enable China to get more contact with the outside world and benefit from foreign industry. One f these zones was set up next to the colony of Hong Kong, this was to bring China and the colony closer together. These zones and the growing private sector is another example of how China was changing and getting rd of the old Maoist China. Deng believed in trade with overseas countries, this was something Mao would have feared; also he believed that only people of political importance should gain wealth. Under Deng, private sectors were growing and there were new ideas circulating, he welcomed foreigners into the country and people were encouraged to learn new languages. When Mao was in power, he limited contact with people outside china and almost forbade foreign influence.
