Comparative Look at China's Influence in Fashion

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• China's Civil War Ends

  China's civil war ends with the fall of the KMT at Chengdu and Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreating to Taiwan
• Civil War Begins in China

  Civil War between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang
• Mao Becomes a Prominent Leader in CCP
• Beginning of Xi Jinping Presidency
• Beginning of Trump Presidency
• Start of Reform and Opening (改革开放)

  Deng Xioaping establishes new economic policies aimed at increasing China's economic growth.
• Death of Mao Zedong
• Beginning of Cultural Revolution
• Beginning of Reagan Presidency
• Opium Wars End
• Opium Wars Begin
• End of WWII

  Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima
• Beginning of WWII
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  Total Central Government Expenditures as Share of GDP

  Public spending (%GDP), selected OECD countries, 1900-2015
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  Infographic Depicting China's Economy Over 70 Years

  70 Years of Economic Development and Policy In The People's Republic of China
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  Graph Depicting China's Share of Online Sales in The Luxury Market

  Share of Online Sales in The Luxury Market in China from 2015 to 2020
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  China's Tariffs on US Goods

  China's average tariff rate is climbing on US goods and falling for the rest of the world
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  Graph Depicting China's Role in the Luxury Goods Market

  Charting the Rise and Fall of the Luxury Goods Market
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  Huishan Zhang 2019 Fashion Show

  HUISHAN ZHANG - #GTBankFashionWeekend​ 2019 Runway show
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  Caroline Hu Spotlight and Explanation of the BoF China Prize

  Inside the BoF China Prize: Ep 2 - Couture Week
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  Wall Street Journal Interview with Guo Pei

  Meet Guo Pei, China's First Haute Couture Designer
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  Vera Wang CCTV Interview

  CCTV America interviews designer Vera Wang about running her company
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  Ma Ke Exhibit at Victoria and Albert Museum

  Fashion in Motion / Ma Ke Wuyong behind the scenes
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  Clothing factory in Dongguan, China

  Manufacturing still occurs in China to this day but it is not nearly the imbalanced relationship that it once was. China does not simply make goods for the American consumer at a lower price, now there is significant trade back and forth of both American and Chinese goods. As such, China has a much larger influence over the American economy than ever before.