Mao Tse-Tung was born in Hunan 1893 into a family a poor peasants who gradually risen to the status of middle class then on to rich peasants and gained merchants. He then found himself in a contradictory position. Mao's poor clothes placed him in a position naturally inferior to that of his fe...

The world today is home to over six billion inhabitants. China and India are home to over two billion people and these countries are already experiencing the first signs of over population. If the population continues to grow as it is, the world can expect some serious problems within the next thi...

On a sunny weekend afternoon on the playgrounds and crowded shopping streets of China, all is utterly normal, including a sight that would seem bizarre and mysterious anywhere else in the world. Among the children playing or walking with their parents, there is not a brother or sister to be seen. Th...

History EssayQ-How far did Mao Tse-tung solve the political, economic and social problems that faced him? Mao was faced with a variety of problems. Firstly her had to deal with the aftermath of the Kuomintang. He tried to maintain peace and unity, and he also realised this could only be achie...

In the middle of the twentieth centaury, the two biggest countries in the world, India and China, underwent significant changes in the structure of their governments. Both countries were rural where the majority of population was poor. As they were not yet industrialized, Western countries looked do...

China\'s population policy, more commonly referred to as the One-Child Policy, is still one of the most controversial topics in the world, and the only one of its kind in history. It has been praised as well as criticized by many, and the world is yet to see what results in it will have in the long...

China and Japan have both been the objects for comparison throughout the years perhaps due to their similarities of culture and sovereignty as Asian nations which were never colonised. They were however put under the same pressures as other colonised Southeast Asian states and were diversely affecte...

In 1948, Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, wrote a book called 1984. With chilling insights into the future, the novel reveals a totalitarian society as it\'s functioning in the year 1984. In this world, people are ruled under \"The Party.\" At the head of this government is a figur...

We Can Solve the World Food Shortage Problem in Our Lifetime.Most of us college students don't have to worry about hunger too much but the fact is hunger is a big problem in the world today. One person in every five is chronically hungry and 35,000 people die everyday of hunger." The worst earthqua...

The Destruction of China by British Ambition The events of the Opium War, which occurred between China and Britain during the late 18th and 19th century, placed China in a position which easily allowed the exploitation of the country's national finances, resources, and culture. The usage of o...

As I read the newspaper story, my eyes widen with every word, \"According to the National Institute of Mental Health there are over 5 million people in the United States suffering with eating disorders. 1% of all North American teenagers have eating disorders. 10% of these teenagers will die. People...

Mao Zedong is one of the most controversial leaders of the twentieth century. He has been known both as a savior and a tyrant to the Chinese people. From his tactical success of the Long March to his embarrassing failure of the Great Leap Forward, Mao has greatly influenced the result of what China ...

The most exciting event in contemporary Chinese cinema was the emergence of the Fifth Generation filmmakers in the early 1980s. These young filmmakers, who graduated from Beijing Film Academy when it reopened after the Cultural Revolution, were given the opportunity to make films at minor studios in...