Deng Xiaopeng

Deng Xiaoping and Reunification 

• Tried to assure Taiwanese that 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 pushed for reunification of Hong Kong
• This happens in 1997 and it becomes a special administrative region (SAR)

Deng Xiaoping and Economic Changes

• Coming to power in 1979 institutes agricultural reforms
• encouraged farmers to sell on the open market
• Also allowed for the contracting of plots of land (excess profits could be kept) 'productive responsibility system'
• china accepted loans and foreign investments 
• joined the international monetary fund (IMF) and the world bank. 

Social Changes

• The One child policy introduced in 1979
• Tax benefits to families who accepted this (some lost their private plots of land)
• Marriage law brought in 1980 (confirmed the rights of women and raised age of marriage M=20 to 22 W=18-20)

Quote: "Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big."
-Deng Xiaoping

Subjunctive question: How much of a worse state would china be in today if the one child policy was no implemented? 

Summary: Deng Xiaoping implemented many changes when he came into power. He adopted the one child policy to restrict the number of children people could have, he brought in a marriage law. In addition there were many economic changes for instance he encourages farmers to sell in the open market and he china also joined the international monetary fund and the world bank under his control.