Zhou En-Lai
•Became Prime Minister in 1958 (Mao’s second in command)
•Avoided disaster of the Cultural Revolution by ordering the PLA to put down Red Guard
•Under him “Going down” (getting your hands dirty) became a common part of Chinese life
•‘Barefoot Doctors’ travelled the countryside bringing medicine and reporting on the status of the health
•Avoided disaster of the Cultural Revolution by ordering the PLA to put down Red Guard
•Under him “Going down” (getting your hands dirty) became a common part of Chinese life
•‘Barefoot Doctors’ travelled the countryside bringing medicine and reporting on the status of the health
Ping Pong Diplomacy
•USA recognized the Republic of China (Taiwan) as the true China until the 1970s
•Taiwan one of the 5 permanent seats on the UN security council
•Diplomacy began between USA and China after the US ping pong team visited in 1971
•1971 People’s Republic took the seat on the UN security council
•USA still supported Taiwan’s bid for independence
•1972 Richard Nixon visited China to begin trade negotiations
•Taiwan one of the 5 permanent seats on the UN security council
•Diplomacy began between USA and China after the US ping pong team visited in 1971
•1971 People’s Republic took the seat on the UN security council
•USA still supported Taiwan’s bid for independence
•1972 Richard Nixon visited China to begin trade negotiations
Mao’s Death, 1976
•There was a bit of struggle for power after Mao including his wife
•Chairman Hua takes over and he put less emphasis on heavy industry
•Workers were paid for work done
•Laid the ground work for the return to capitalism that begins in the 1980s under Deng Xiaoping
•Chairman Hua takes over and he put less emphasis on heavy industry
•Workers were paid for work done
•Laid the ground work for the return to capitalism that begins in the 1980s under Deng Xiaoping
question
How would have China suffered if they had someone who was like Mao to replace him after his death?
summary
At around 5:00 pm on September 2, 1976, Mao suffered a heart attack and died. As anticipated after Mao's death, there was a power struggle for control of China. On one side was the left wing led by the Gang of Four, who wanted to continue the policy of revolutionary mass mobilization.