Progress of human rights in China since 1949
After a long civil war against the Republic
of China (ROC) led by Kuomintang (KMT) that continued intermittently from 1927,
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949. This creation of a communist state
ended the long process of ruling turmoil since the Chinese Revolution in 1911. However,
this communization of mainland China led the US and its allies suspend
diplomatic relationship with the People’s Republic of China, PRC, for decades.
Unfortunately, the newly formed nation had to
undergo various catastrophic and bloody events initiated by its own leaders,
such as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen
Square Protests. Despite such tragedies, China’s economy, infrastructures, technologies,
education, military, personal income, health, and social welfare have been improving
at an unprecedented pace especially since the beginning of the millennium.
Enjoy reading the infographic provided by
China Daily that illustrates how “human rights” have improved for the last
seven decades.
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