HIS280Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, 1976 Tangshan Earthquake
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Prc got seat from league from taiwan"s seat. January 8th, 1976 zhou enlai died: unlike peng dehua or liu xiaoqi [ who was purged] zhou is charismatic and worldly leader, his death was a traumatic incident. Many turn by mid 1970s since 1950s, us was the evil of capital world came visit and. One of the group that was sent aboard to study at france and soviet union high position in both party and state from 1950-60s and he was allied with liu xiaoqi. Rival of mao"s power -> sent down to country side. 1974-> brought back to be preimer after zhou"s death. September 9th, 1976 mao"s death lots of public mourning. 1970s after mao"s death that was a constant back anf forth: should china be torchbearers for socalism around the world, or take technology reforms with the capitalist world.
