The rise of China. The Contributions of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping to the Economic of China.

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The Contributions of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping to the Economic of China
Introduction
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) economic growth has taken an unprecedented trajectory over the past couple of decades taking into account not long ago the country was an agrarian nation. It is an economic success has been filled with shocking tragedies, watershed moments as well as strategic directives. All these happenings date back in 1949 when the PRC was founded. During the period between 1927 and 1949, the country experienced the Chinese Civil War, which was primarily between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Republic of China (ROC). Eventually, CPC won and its leader, Mao Zedong sought to initiate major objectives for the economic welfare of the nations.
These goals ranged from restoring the economy after decades of war, reducing social inequality, and overhauling land ownership. Subsequent leaders have made relentless efforts to continue building upon these measures. Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping have played a prominent role in this process. A nation’s economic development is not only a booster for a state’s economy but also a diplomatic tool. Zedong's, Xiaoping's, and Jinping's have been fundamental to China's rise as the second-largest economic giant through domestic and foreign policies and though some have become failures, the successful ones have been phenomenal.
Mao Zedong
Having mentioned earlier that Mao became the country’s leader after the Chinese Civil War, it insinuates that China's economy was significantly unstable and under duress. Besides, the country faced high levels of unjust distribution of economic resources among its population. He had to devise an appropriate strategy to solve this problem. In establishing the answer to this predicament, Mao relied on the economist with the most impact in his life, Karl Marx. Karl Marx was the unwavering support of the centralization of the economy, which is the same concept that Mao applied in his regime. Applying Marxist ideologies lead to strengthening the country's economy domestically. Karl Marx had the conviction that a country’s progress is highly predicated on the equal distribution of economic resources in a state.
In this regard, Mao actualized the idea by creating a centralized economic system. Therefore, people were compelled to place their efforts on the agricultural sector, which was perceived as the lifeline for the nation’s enhanced well-being and economic development. Major reforms in the Great Leap Forward, which was between 1958-1962 were primarily directed to the agricultural sector. The most significant objective was to improve agricultural output. People were grouped into communes whose role was building “large-scale agricultural infrastructure and develop rural industries that were oriented towards local needs” (Li 81). Mao perceived the agricultural sector as the major foundation for continued growth. It became the country’s chief point of focus whereby Mao believed that it would eventually advance peoples' lifestyles. Besides, this system would be effective in curbing the injudicious distribu...