Read the series here: Unbridled Evil
Chapter Six: The West Enables the China ‘Miracle’ (Part I)
Section 1: The West Opens Up Trade with China Regime- Communist China Survives as Other Communist Countries Collapse
The West Tempted by Trade Offers
Trade Opportunities Take Precedent Over Human Rights
- China Invites Trade and Investment
- Foreign Investors Get Special Treatment
China Mania
Abnormal Economic Boom
Boeing Promotes Engagement Policy
Unhealthy Economic Development
Section 1: The West Opens Up Trade with the Chinese Regime
Communist China Survives as Other Communist Countries Collapse
On Christmas 1991, the Soviet Union officially announced its disintegration, and ended a seven decade-long ideological battle between the free world and communist nations. The West had won a huge political victory over the communists, and had emerged as an overwhelming success in economic development, and ideological and moral strength.At that moment, the Chinese communists had recently lost much of their ideological appeal after the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. Within a month of the Soviet Union’s collapse, Deng Xiaoping embarked on his tour of southern China. The trip signified the last-ditch attempt of the Chinese Communist Party to survive. The end-of-the-world mentality permeated among the leaders of the Chinese communists, the last battlefront of the communist bloc.
