PLEASE HELP The post-1949 Chinese history was always characterized by a tension between two competing views of revolution. One focused on the attainment of “material progress,” while the other focused on “the moral pursuit of egalitarian justice and proletarian virtues.” The main advocate for the former was Deng Xiaoping, while the main advocate for the latter was Mao Zedong. Write a short essay in which you discuss the usefulness of this redness/expertise dichotomy for understanding post-1949 China.

Explanation:

When analyzed as history, the Mao Zedong era (1949–1978) looks different than it did when scrutinized by social scientists. Ever since the founding of the People’s Republic, contemporary observers have identified an underlying reality at odds with the goals and policies pursued by top leaders in Beijing. That underlying reality, scholars found, was characterized by conflict, tension, and variation. Factionalism divided bureaucratic institutions; mass campaigns failed to achieve their aims; local officials subverted policies; groups pursued their own interests. In other words, state control was not always total or centralized but at times appeared limited and tenuous.

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