Booklet 5 - China’s growing importance in world organisations Flashcards
when did China rejoin UN
1971
2 things China’s readmission into the UN allowed
- allowed china to participate in global politics as an equal
- international recognition of the PRC
(two things Mao really wanted)
UN membership in the 1970s
under Mao it was marked by abstentions - non participation was 33%
In contrast to Mao, Deng prioritised..
amicable relations over ideological struggle
he believed development was interlinked with peace
However, Deng made sure that relations were prioritised only when..
it suited China
e.g. In 1981, China challenged the US by blocking the appointment of Waldheim as this threatened China’s leadership of the Third World.
Deng not prioritising relations with the USSR
in 1980 China supported Resolution 462 in order to weaken the USSR
by the 1990s, China had become..
economically modernised
Tiananmen Square aftermath
jeopardised China’s relations with the west
the UN were unanimous in condemning the PRC for human rights abuse, but there was no economic sanctions
1991 significance for China
USSR falls.
China only major communist power.
when did China establish solid foreign trade links
1970s - no exploitation from foreigners
Deng was..
economically progressive
invited foreign investment with his four modernisations
what did the IMF encourage in China
dencentralisation
free markets
specific example of IMF advice to China
1986
advised China to increase interest rates and devalue currency
World Bank influenced China to become a
socialist market economy
3 things the World Bank encouraged in China
banking reform
privatise state-owned enterprises
fiscal reform
World Bank loans
1980 - five development loans.
$200 million to science and education.
One loan for freight in harbours and two loans for agriculture.
1980-1997 World Bank loans
192 loans for industrialisation.
loans became more regular from the World Bank after..
the success of the Lubuge Hydroelectric Project in 1984
World Bank report
said that Maoist principles slowed progress
What did China seek?
cooperation and trade with all countries based on co-existence
EEC relations pre-Tiananmen
established in 1975.
signed agreement in 1978 for trade (mainly textiles) and this was extended in 1985.
EEC relations post-Tiananmen
imposed arms embargo but this didn’t affect trade
bilateral trade increased three times over - $45 billion by 1995
trade with south east asia was ideal because?
they were in close proximity
many Chinese lived there and these countries had similar cultures - made trade assimilation achievable
in Asia, China was now..
dominant regional power.
sanctioned vietnam with UN economic sanctions for having ties with the USSR
