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chinese history
Name Professor Date Course China Shakes the World A Titan 's Rise and Troubled Future - And the Challenge for America This book was written by James Kynge , a journalist and former bureau chief of the Financial Times . This book discusses China 's potential to be a major world power in the realm of economics . Since China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO ) in 2001 , China has , in all practical purposes , launched itself into the realm of globalization , something that has been considered very alien to them since
ancient times . China has been known to be xenophobic , very wary of anything foreign or barbaric ' which is defined as anything outside its world or influence . This xenophobia has caused it not to adapt to the changing world around it , leading to its social and economic stagnation . China would pay a great price for refusing to adapt when it was defeated by western powers , resulting in the loss of some of her territories as colonies or spheres of influence . The communist takeover by Mao Zedong did not do much to improve China 's standing in the world and as a matter of fact , China nearly imploded from the Cultural Revolution that nearly spiraled out of control and almost plunged China into chaos
Following Mao 's death in 1976 , Deng Xiaoping , China 's Paramount Leader ' took the reins of power and changed China 's direction by doing what was considered unthinkable to orthodox Marxists and socialists - introduce capitalism in China . As Deng would put...
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