Define Chinese ‘socialist melodrama’. Explain why Xie Jin causes so much controversy, and give your own comment on Xie’s film(s). China’s film industry has been through a number of stages directly linked to the nation-state of China. Cinema made under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 1949-78 era will be analysed against a backdrop of Cultural Revolution in China. During this period, the CCP had complete monopoly of the film industry and as a result of this direct influence, socialist melodrama was born as a product of the time.
By the turn of the twentieth century, elements of Indian nationalism and Chinese revolution existed in embryonic form. In the years to follow, Mahatma Gandhi would emerge as the leader of the Indian Independence Movement and Mao Zedong led the Chinese Communist Party. Both countries were forever changed by the movements led by these two leaders. Although the inherent political and intellectual differences between Gandhi and Mao eliminate any blatantly obvious connections, similarities exist in both of the leaders’ universal goals of enacting economic, political, and social changes within their respected countries. For both China and India, the early twentieth century marked a period of radical changes that were not common to these highly traditional societies.
Hollywood is Invading China America plays a significant role in economy, politics, and culture in the world. It dominates our world by its superpower. Mark Rice-Oxley, a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, describes Americanization by “From music to media, film to fast food, language to literature and sport, the American idea is spreading inexorably, not unlike the influence of empires that preceded it” (163). He illustrates how American cultural imperialism invades and spreads around the world by American superpower. China is no exception to the effects of Americanization since economic reforms.
Law in the People's Republic of China is currently undergoing gradual reform, as many elements inside and outside the country emphasize the need to strengthen the rule of law in China, and international trade and globalization spur transformations in various areas of Chinese domestic law. The word for law in classical Chinese was "Fa"(法) . The Chinese character for fǎ denotes a meaning of "fair", "straight" and "just", derived from its water radical. It also carries the sense of "standard, measurement, and model". Derk Bodde and Clarence Morris held that the concept of fǎ had an association with yì (義: "social rightness").
For example, students at Peking University created a "Democratic Wall" on which they criticized the CCP with posters “They protested CCP control over intellectuals, the harshness of previous mass campaigns such as that against counterrevolutionaries, the slavish following of Soviet models, the low standards of living in China, the proscription of foreign literature, economic corruption among party cadres, and the fact that 'Party members [enjoyed] many privileges which make them a race apart' During the period from June 1 to July 17, 1957, millions of letters poured in to the Premier's Office and other authorities, and the situation began to get out of control. In Mao's opinion, many of these letters violated the boundaries
The various political, social and economic reforms introduced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under Mao’s leadership, factionalism within the CCP itself and the changed ideologies of Deng Xiaoping were external factors crucial for the changes which occurred in China during this era. However, it is apparent that each one of these factors were either the result of or the stimulant of changing ideologies within ‘the people’ and/or the governing body. Numerous political, social and economic reforms introduced and strictly enforced by the CCP both positively and negatively affected the nation of China and its people, changing their ideologies which in turn caused further reform and change. The Great Leap Forward, launched in 1958 aimed to rapidly transform the nation from an agrarian society to a modern communist country through industrialization and collectivization. However, the policy failed and so support for the CCP’s Marxist policies were greatly reduced and thus, ideologies of both the CCP and ‘the people’ were changed.
This event resulted in the establishment of Communism in China. This conflict shaped the social and environmental processes of China; it transformed the social relationship status, culture, economic, and political processes within the country. The nature of the conflict has two different viewpoints of it’s own: one is that those who wanted to defend the status of moral, political, and economic arrangements that the National Party of China promote. Which gave the idea of anti-communist attitudes, and argue that the Communist Party is against freedom, and democracy. On the other end, those who supported the goal of the Communist Party, view the status as to create a classless, and stateless society on a common ownership of the means of production which aims for an equal social order for the people.
The calendar paintings in old Shanghai, originated in the last years of the 19th century, was a kind of commercial advertising painting drawn by the Chinese employed by foreign merchants for their goods dumping, which initially adopted the format of Chinese new year paintings with a calendar on it and so was called as calendar pictures (Lv et al., 2011). From 1911-1927, the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the monarchy as well as the clothing rank system which lasted in China for thousands of years. People started accepting western aesthetic standards with the emphasis on the figure beauty (Bian, 2004). The beautiful ladies dressed in
Human rights in the People's Republic of China are a matter of dispute between the Chinese government and other countries and NGOs. Organizations such as the U.S State Department, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch have accused the Chinese government of restricting the freedoms of Speech , movement and religion and of its citizens. The Chinese government argues for a wider definition of human rights, to include economic and social as well as political rights, all in relation to national culture and the level of development of the country. In this regard, China claims that human rights are being improved. China also repeated many times that its constitution specifies not only citizenship rights but also the “Four cardinal principles“ in legal respect the "Four Cardinal Principles" are higher than citizenship rights, meaning there was legal base when China arrested people who wanted to overthrow these principles.
Inc., when they leaked out private account information of their users to the US Intelligence. The aim of this essay is to analyse these cases and to bring attention to these issues that are happening in our everyday life, even without our consent. Case 1- Sanlu Group and the Chinese milk scandal The using of melamine and adulteration of infant dairy products is a pressuring and alarming problem in China, gaining more and more