Deng Xiaoping & Reunification
- He wants to repair Taiwanese security, asked if they rejoined China they would still have autonomy
- Doesn't happen but trade increases between the two
- 1987 Taiwan lifts its ban on travel to the mainland
- Also pushes for reunification of Hong Kong (Xianggang)
- This happens in 1997 and it becomes a Special Administrative Region (SAR)- runs by a different system (British)
Economic changes
- "To get rich is Glorious" -Deng
- Brings in institutes agricultural reforms in 1979
- Encourages farmers to sell on the open market
- Allowed for the contracting of plots of land (excess profits could be kept) 'productive responsibility system'
- China accepted loan and foreign investments
- joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank
Social changes in the 1980's
- The single child policy introduced in 1979
- Tax benefits to families who accepted this (some lost their private lots of land)
- Marriage law brought in 1980 (confirmed the rights of women and raised age of marriage)
summary
1987 Taiwan lifts its ban on travel to the mainland. After they pushed for reunification of Hong Kong (Xianggang) in 1997 it is reunited and it becomes a Special Administrative Region (SAR). Their were agricultural reforms that encouraged farmers to sell on the open market
This also allowed for the contracting of plots of land (excess profits could be kept) ‘productive responsibility system. China began to accepted loans and foreign investments.They joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank.
This also allowed for the contracting of plots of land (excess profits could be kept) ‘productive responsibility system. China began to accepted loans and foreign investments.They joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank.