1949- The Aftermath of the Communist Revolution in China.
Successes- Mao Tse-tung successfully overthrew the Kuomintang rule in 1949. He established the new communistic government in October of the same year. This new Communist government set up was a victory for the Chinese that supported the Communist Revolution.
Failures- Most of China's population didn't agree with the Communist rulers. Civilians have often feared the rulers and dictators because of the Communist's oppressive government. Chinese citizens don't have first amendment rights such as freedom of speech or assembly like U.S. citizens. After China's revolution, all citizens were forced to read "Mao's Little Red Book," and obey the Communist Party. Chinese dictators have been known to use violence against those who disagree with the government or are suspected of disagreeing. The Communist China only operates because of fear. Communism is seen as a failure to the Kuomintang because they lost the war and condemned their citizens to fear the new government. Lastly, it was a failure to all who starved because of economics, were imprisoned, or killed by the People's Republic of China. The existence of Communism and human rights in China have been debated for years on end. But, this coexistence guides relationships with other countries diplomatically.
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Consequences- Mao Tse-tung posed the United States as one of China's new enemies because of his communist beliefs. The new Chinese government that was established in 1949 was seen as a failure to almost all foreign diplomats for a long time. Today just quite the opposite is the case! Fortunately, rulers have loosened the reigns of a once strict control over the economy. With time, leaders of China have allowed the economy to grow at a rather fast rate to make up for the loss.
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