Argumentative essay on Chinese history
Chinese culture is the oldest and the center of all ancient history across the globe. Ancient Chinese had a significant impact on the world. They were artistic and creative people. The impacts of the inventions made by the ancient Chinese still exist today. Chinese society used traditional equipment to create remarkable tools that people use today. Despite making numerous inventions, the ancient Chinese did not use sophisticated technology. Besides, the Chinese do not relate the innovations and inventions to specific individuals. They utilized their skills and creativity to benefit the whole society. Throughout this essay, we will discuss the various aspects of Chinese history. The following sub-topics will help us in the analysis of the subject matter at hand.
- Anti-Manchu Nationalism, Reform and Revolution
Anti-Manchuism was a sentiment in early China that was organized and held against Munch’s, to be more precise in the Qing Dynasty. The Qing dynasty was always resented for being foreign by a large population of the Chinese community despite the high degree of cultural integration it had accumulated over so many years. Technically, Anti-Manchu Nationalism played an extremely crucial goal in the revolution that was imposed on the Qing government (Walter, 2013). When we take a close look at this revolution, then we realize that anti-Manchu Nationalism steered the process and played a very significant role in the acceleration of the revolution its self. The year 1911 marked a significant occasion in the history of modern China. It was during this year that China officially launched a revolution that was aimed at kicking out the Qing government.
It was during this very long and intense revolution that Chinese Nationalism developed its roots. The exposure to Western ideology also played a part in this great revolution and instilling of a sense of Nationalism among various people in the Chinese community. The Qing dynasty had failed terribly (Sladkovskii, 2017). Most importantly, it had been unable to protect its territory as a result of a succession crisis. The emperor was weak, and as a result of that, he lost his power to his advisors and the empresses. It was this failure in the transition of power from one person to the next that greatly disadvantaged the Qing dynasty, and it created an environment that is ideal for a revolution.
This tremendous Chinese revolution was led by Sun Yasten, an educated fellow who was also a Christian. The revolution was aimed towards restoration. Under the leadership of this great fellow, we see that the Qing dynasty suffered from repeated blows, especially by foreign powers. It was this foreign shock that the Qing dynasty felt and the importation of the unwavering concept of Nationalism among the Chinese people that substantially weakened the Qing dynasty (Kheng et al., 2012). The Chinese people had lost hope in their leaders, and they felt that enough is enough. As we all know, desperate times call for drastic measures. The Chinese were hopeless; they had endured suffering and mistreatment both in the hands of the Qing government and the foreign powers.
The Golden age came, the Qing rule ended. It was the rise in Nationalism and the failure of the great Qing dynasty that ushered in a completely new era for the Chinese community. It is a period that was characterized by a great sense of national identity and belonging.
- The Rise of the Red Star: China under communist rule
China is considered to be a communist country. China’s Communist Party has ruled over China for more than 70 years now. The red army was a Chinese army that spearheaded the tremendous Chinese revolution. The revolution was so great, and it constituted of people from all social classes. The majority of the persons, however, were the peasants, as Mao had suggested in his ideology that they include people from all social classes more so the peasants. In this particular revolution, various tactics were used by Mao and his loyal followers (Yoshihara, 2010). The central goal of almost all Maoist revolutionary strategies are closely related and linked to mass mobilization. Moa personally emphasized that it is vital that they include all the peasants in the Chinese revolution. In his strategies, he mentioned armed struggle, having a united front, and the Party’s leadership role towards having a successful revolution.
Immediately after the demise of Mao, the leadership shifted to Deng Xiaoping. For him, he concentrated on forming a so-called ‘market of socialism.’ He proposed and spearheaded various changes in the economic system of China. He used some of the policies used by the previous leaders, but only those that had shown some outstanding progress in development. He ignored some of the most extreme ideologies that he felt were not contributing positively to the growth of China’s economy. He was tactical and focused on making China great. Deng is a leader who is credited for his efforts (Snow, 2017). In China and the rest of the world, he is recognized as the person who turned China into the economic world power that it is today. With his efforts and ambitions, he turned transformed China and opened it to the outside world. Concerning modern communism, China has advanced. Their constitution that was created in the year 1982 has been with time revised to meet the needs and rights of the Chinese community. There are various rights included therein, such as the right to free speech, worship, among others that are the welfare of the Chinese people is well taken care of.
- Civil unrest, fragmentation, and restoration
At the beginning of the 21st century, the Chinese peasants were starving; the government that was in charge during that particular period was so corrupt. On the other hand, brutal colonial powers were reaping and making China bleed economically. It was with this suffering and intolerable situation that the Chinese community opened their eyes. They sad that they had had enough of that; it was now time that they had to seek inward salvation. All this was steered by a sense of national pride that developed in them.
After so many years of struggle and fight, we see that China was finally restored. Everything started to get into shape. With their great leaders and their ambitious nature, they were determined to transform China into a world power economy. The policies and strategies that they employed were focused on ensuring that China is restored. It was not a comfortable journey, and it took such a great amount of sacrifice. Under various leaders and various regimes, we have seen China develop itself to an even greater extent. Having spent so many years under the rule of the ruthless Manchu dynasty and European imperialism, it was now time that they develop themselves to the extent that is highly recognized.
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