Contemporary Centres of Power — Part 2: China, Japan and South Korea: visual lesson, CBSE Class 12 Political Science

Lesson

China, Japan and South Korea

Part 2 — three Asian economies that became centres of power.

In this lesson you will

Explain how China rose as an economic power after 1978 and the costs of its growth
Summarise India–China relations, showing both cooperation and disagreement
Explain the economic and political significance of Japan and South Korea
Describe India's partnerships with Japan and South Korea

Part 2 at a glance

Concept

After 1949, the People's Republic followed a Soviet-style planned economy.

Table of China before 1978: a Soviet-style planned economy after 1949, collective farming with little incentive, state-owned industry slow to modernise, and little foreign trade or investment
Feature	China before 1978
Model	Soviet-style planned economy after 1949
Farming	Collective farms; little incentive for families
Industry	State-owned, slow to modernise
Outside world	Little foreign trade or investment

Diagram

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