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Topic: The China Model |
shwang2012
Replies: 9
Views: 1441
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Forum: China Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:34 am Subject: . |
I agree with the general agreement that China definitely developed to the extent where other undeveloped countries envy, but had to take a lot of risks in order to do so. The thing about China Model i ... |
Topic: Factory Girls |
shwang2012
Replies: 10
Views: 1219
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Forum: China Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:00 pm Subject: Factory Girls |
To me, factory life did not seem to terrible to be in. Actually, the conditions in the factory where we were introduced from this narrative are better than some factories in Korea, it almost seems. Th ... |
Topic: A Peasant Revolt |
shwang2012
Replies: 11
Views: 1240
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Forum: China Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:58 pm Subject: . |
I think that it would have been impossible for the peasants revolt to have created a new China. First of all, it already has been proved through history that the revolutions from the peasant level nev ... |
Topic: Opium Wars and Closed Door Policy |
shwang2012
Replies: 11
Views: 1310
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Forum: China Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:19 pm Subject: . |
It seems to me though that the Opium War was caused mainly by the West. It actually makes more sense that Western powers WANTED the war in order for them to assert their dominance in the region via mi ... |
Topic: Manchu China and Closed Door Policy |
shwang2012
Replies: 11
Views: 2831
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Forum: China Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:13 pm Subject: . |
I would say the ethnic and class divison, as well as the 'closed door policy' did not contribute to a cohesive Qing at all.
It is noticable in the reading that Qing was not exaclty the country where ... |
Topic: China Trade and the West |
shwang2012
Replies: 12
Views: 1163
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Forum: China Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:25 am Subject: I think yes. |
My apologies, first of all, for posting at 5 a.m. in the morning: Jetlag.
Anyhow, I think that, as many of you already said, there is not much of a stretch in saying that the West opened up the moder ... |
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