Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1980, Section III, 1967-1980

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The work Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1980, Section III, 1967-1980 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/Collection, Books.

Label

Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1980, Section III, 1967-1980

Title number

Section III

Title part

1967-1980

Creator

• Great Britain, Foreign Office

Subject

• Cold War -- Sources
• Collectivization of agriculture -- China
• Communism -- China
• Economic assistance, American -- Taiwan
• Industrialization -- China
• Industrialization -- Taiwan
• Agriculture -- China
• Land reform -- China
• Military assistance, American -- Taiwan
• Shipping -- China
• Visits of state -- China
• Industries -- China

Genre

• Sources

Language

eng

Summary

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976, a further period of immense social and political upheaval, led to nationwide chaos and economic disarray. This dominates the files from 1967 onwards. It led into the power struggles and political instability after 1969, which culminated in the arrest of the Gang of Four (Jiang Qing, Mao's last wife and the leading figure of the group, and her close associates Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wen-yuan and Wang Hong-wen). Material after Mao Zedong's death in September 1976 focuses on the policies of Deng Xiaoping. Whilst he did not take the supreme office himself, by 1980 he had secured the appointment of Hu Yaobang as head of the CCP and Zhao Ziyang as premier. Both were close associates and firm supporters of Deng's policies

Former title

Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1976

Former title complexity

Former title proper (to May 2010): Foreign Office files for China, 1949-1976evo.

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

AM Explorer collection