Enduring issue of china

"Enduring issues have rose throughout history in response to the different ideas, cultures and belief

systems that exist around the world. As people interact through trade and travel, ideas and information

are exchanged which may lead to conflicts and tensions that last for centuries. Throughout history, the

impact of westernization is an issue that has changed the political, economic, and educational policies of

the areas that were affected by it.

Westernization has led to economic issues in places like China which affected its people and

government. After being under the communist rule of Mao Zedong, a new leader Deng Xiaoping rose.

Under Mao Zedong, people were forced to live on communes, separated from family and under harsh

political rule. Deng Xiaoping wanted to regrow China and established an Open Door Policy. This policy

allowed foreign influence and ideas to enter the country as well as trade goods to support the economy.

A result of this open trade policy, there was a greater vulnerability to foreign influence that, lead to the,

“…loss of cultural and ideological discipline. (Doc.4). The United States was one of the first influential

nations that started the spread of democracy. As a result of western influence, China started to adopt

western ideologies that were different from their communist beliefs. This was also shown in Russia after

the Soviet Union fell. Under the communist rule of Stalin, Russia was largely suspicious of much of the

world. After the fall of communism, Russia began allowing more western culture in the form of

restaurants. “…the collapse of the Soviet Union led McDonald’s to become a pioneer for many foreign

food chains that flooded Russia afterwards … McDonald’s restaurants serve more than 950,000

customers per day in Russia” (Doc 5). This shows the western influence on Russia that lasted to today’s

time. Along with economic influences, education was also influenced by western powers.

Westernization also led to educational issues in places like Japan which affected the teachings and

morals of students. During the age of imperialism, America brought Japan out of isolation by threatening

to invade it. Japan was undeveloped due to the lack of interaction and technological advances and

decided to industrialize and westernize to avoid being colonized by America. This was known as the Meji

Restoration which involved a new government structure, economic system and educational system. But,

those who practiced traditional Japanese culture felt that, “traditional values were being lost” because

… “the basic structure of education was based on the French model with a curriculum heavily influenced

by the United States.” To balance this, “conservative elements in the government exerted their influence

and added Shinto and Confucian based morals …” (Doc. 2) The Japanese education system was based off

of syncretism of western beliefs and traditional beliefs which had an effect on morals."

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