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Deng Xiaoping Essay

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Since 1980 China has gone through a system of major economic changes that has strategically positioned itself as a key player in the global economy. In the years just prior to 1979, China’s economy and political spectrum was experiencing turmoil. As a country with a strong communist government the state ran nearly all of the industries within the country. They held a very inwardly focused view on development and much of their economy focused on agriculture and subsistence farming. As a result, during the 1970’s China’s economy began to stagnate. Seeing China’s economic issues mounting, the leader at the time, Deng Xiaoping, decided that China’s Maoist economy was causing economic growth within the country to plateau and that there needed to be a strategic implementation of economic reforms. At the time, China’s FDI inflows represented just .2% of their GDP as the Maoist economic policies in place made it very difficult for foreign firms to invest in businesses in the country. Trade with other nations represented just 15% of their annual GDP. Deng …show more content…

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