Essays on China

A Concise History written by Rebecca E. Karl is a book that focuses on Mao’s life and how he affected the modern world mostly inside of China. Karl herself is an Associate Professor of History at New York University and credits the books to her...

During the last three decades, the emergence of the middle class in China has been rising steadily as the Chinese society has undergone a rapid modernization (Chen & Lu, 2011). While China is an authoritarian undemocratic state, the middle class is part of the political...

The increasing economic and social changes in modern China have created a new definition of homeownership and standards of living. Li Zhang’s book “In Search of Paradise. Middle Class Living in a Chinese Metropolis” provides an inside look into the changing city Kunming where industrial...

The threatening use of violence to disturb the political, geological and ideological stability in a country or territory is coined as terrorism. Article 104 of draft law on counter-terrorism published by National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature defines the term “terrorist activity” as to...

“Women hold up half the sky,” Chairman Mao Zedong stated to the people of China, showing his clear belief in gender equality and the importance of women in a society. This was a good indication of what was to come for the People’s Republic of...

This paper explores the poems and classical literature published by Mao Zedong throughout his political and military career in China. It focuses on how his childhood and education shaped his political views and how the poems depict his travels throughout China and his marches with...

This essay explores the intricate relationship between perception and performance of intercultural communication in interaction involving USA and China participants. It identifies its key concepts, how these concepts lead to a positive or negative interpretation of intercultural events and critically address issues related to perception,...