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Asian Tigers
South Korea
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In the spring of 1960, public demonstrations against his rule broke out in Seoul, the capital city. Rhee was forced to retire. In 1961, the government was overthrown, and General Park Chung Hee was put in power.
Park began strengthening the South Korean economy. South Korea gradually became a major industrial power in East Asia. Industrial development focused on chemicals, textiles, shipbuilding, and automobile production.
South Korea was slow to develop democratic principles. Park ruled by autocratic means and suppressed protest. However, democratic elections were restored by the early 1990s after Park’s assassination
Taiwan
Communist claimed to rule all of China, including Taiwan. American military forces protected Chiang Kai-shek’s regime against Communist invasion. As a result, the regime could put all its energy toward economic growth.
Taiwan became home to Chiang Kai-shek and his followers. After the defeat by the Communists, they established their capital at Taipei.
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Chiang Kai-shek ruled by decree. He refused to allow new political parties to form. The Republic of China slowly moved toward a more representative form of government after Chiang’s death in 1975.
Singapore
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Singapore was once a British colony and briefly a part of the state of Malaysia. Now it is an independent state.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong led Singapore as it developed a free-market economy. This economy was based on banking, shipbuilding, oil refineries, and electronics. The authoritarian political system created a stable environment that allowed for economic growth. Singapore’s citizens, however, began to demand more political freedoms.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, like Singapore, became an industrial power. Its standards of living were well above the levels of its neighbors.
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China
In 1997 control of Hong Kong was returned to mainland China. China, in turn, promised that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of economic freedom under a capitalist system for the next 50 years.