POLICYMAKING AND THE POWER STRUGGLE IN COMMUNIST CHINA DURING THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis (necessarily tentative) of the Cultural Revolution, with emphasis on policymaking and the power struggle at the top of the political system. After a brief historical introduction (1958-1964), the Paper analyzes the internal crisis that emerged in Communist China in 1965; the Maoist offensive of 1966, marked by the launching of the Cultural Revolution; and the breakdown of the Cultural Revolution that began in 1967. The Paper concludes with an estimate of the future course of Chinese policy, and suggests appropriate guidelines for US policy toward China.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0674368

Entities

People

  • Harold C. Hinton

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Communists
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • North Vietnam
  • Personality
  • Political Movements
  • Political Negotiations
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorists
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design