After Mao’s death, its successors focused on economic growth and opened up – even though never officially – to capitalism.
After the end of World War II, Mao Zedong – leader of the Communist party – established an authoritarian, autocratic system, and imposed a strict and severe control over the life of every citizen. The Sino-Japanese war caused the death of millions of Chinese and the country lacked strong political leadership.
The Republic of China was established in 1912, but the country was plagued by civil unrest and political instability. China’s economy developed during the imperial era, even though the 19th and 20th century were marked by devastating famines, unrest and foreign occupations. Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchyĬhina has centuries of fascinating history, rich of art and civilization.Religion: Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianism.To date, Japan is headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, although the imperial dynasty remains a key symbol of the country. In spite of the disastrous conditions of the economy after the war, Japan managed recover and became an internationally recognized economic power. After attacking US military units, Japan entered into World War II while continuing its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.Īfter defeating Japan in WWII, the United States wrote the country constitution and maintained a tight control over the central government for years. Japan’s economic and military strength continued to grow during the 19th and 20th century – when the country occupied Korea, Taiwan (the then Formosa), Manchuria and the southern part of Sakhalin Island. In fact, modernization initiated only in the mid-1800, when flows of foreign cultures where finally allowed to enter the country. While today Japan is considered one of the most advanced countries in the world, it has experienced a long period of political and social isolationism. Furthermore, given the size differences, the two countries need to employ different types of social and political strategies to coordinate all regions and ensure equal growth. Their engagement at the international level is very different, and their allies and foreign economic partners do not always coincide. Although both countries have rather strong economies, wealth is divided in an equal manner in Japan, while major gaps between rich and poor remain in China. While China is one of the largest communist countries in the world, Japan is a – rather open – parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Despite their geographical proximity, Japan and China are very different countries, with unique historic, political and social features.
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