4. Developments in China 1990 - 2005
The year 1989 marked an important turning point in China's economic reform. Reform was gradual and incremental both before and after 1989, but the post-1989 process was more obviously directed by centralised power, wielded with increasing effectiveness. By 2005, Chinese society and politics were more tightly controlled than ever and the economic reforms had made the country one of the most powerful economic countries...