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| Part of the Eurasian Spring | |
 The Shanghai Uprising, 14 July 2032 | |
| Date | 5 May 2029 – 9 November 2020 (6 months and 4 days) |
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| Location | Peoples Republic of China |
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The 2032 Revolution also known as the Xenyan Revolution or Second Chinese Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in China that began with the Two Hundred Flowers Campaign and ended with the formation of the Zheng Military Government in November 2039. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of Democracy of the 21st century,[1] while the values and institutions it created remain central to Chinese political discourse.[2]
Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the Chinese Communist Party proved unable to manage. In May 2029, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Central Comittee with the people, which was converted into the Peoples Comittee in June. Continuing unrest culminated in the Shanghai Uprising on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Comittee, including the increase of state management in the economy, an extension of the right to vote, and the beginning of Democratization of China.
The next three years were dominated by the struggle for political control, exacerbated by economic depression and civil disorder. Russia, The United States, Japan, Vietnam and other external powers sought to either restore the peoples republic by force, or intervene to secure key assets, while many Chinese politicians saw war as the best way to unite the nation and preserve the revolution by exporting it to other countries. These factors resulted in the outbreak of the Chinese Revolutionary Wars in April 2032, abolition of the Peoples Republic and Chinese Communist Party and proclamation of the Second Republic of China in September 2032, followed by the Execution of Li Qiang and Purge of the old governmentin January 2033.
Following the Coastal-based June Insurrection the constitution was suspended and effective political power passed from the Peoples Comittee to the more radical Red Ribbons. An estimated 16,000 "counter-revolutionaries" were executed during the subsequent Pink Terror, which ended with the so-called "Láng war" in July 2034. As well as external threats, the Republic faced internal opposition from pro-CCP and anti-leftist agitators and popular unrest. In order to deal with these, a new, less democratic, constitution established the Council of Five which took power in November 2035. Despite a series of military victories, many won by Zheng Yating, political divisions and economic stagnation resulted in the Council being replaced by the Military Governmentin November 2039. This is generally seen as marking the end of the Revolutionary period.
Causes
[edit]The underlying Causes of the 2032 Revolution are usually seen as stemming from the failure of the Chinese Communist Party to adequately manage rising social and economic inequality. The mismanagement and authoritarian crackdown due to theCovid-28 Pandemic combined with rural and urban famine caused by Fertilizer shortages due to the previous decade of war and Climate Change.[3] Combined with a regressive tax system and resistance to reform by the ruling elite, the result was a crisis President Li Qiang proved unable to manage.[4][5]
- ^ Livesey 2001, p. 19.
- ^ Fehér 1990, pp. 117–130.
- ^ Sargent & Velde 1995, pp. 474–518.
- ^ Baker 1978, pp. 279–303.
- ^ Jordan 2004, pp. 11–12.