During the years 1949 to 1954 Moa Zedong consolidated the power of the communist party after the civil war with the nationalist GMD. Moa initially did this by establishing the ‘People’s Liberation Army’ (PLA) on the 1st of October 1949. He also used force registration of the people to control all members of Chinese society. By imposing mandatory paperwork to own vital things like property, he ensured that ensured that he could control every aspect of their life and ensure conformity and allegiance to the communists through the fear that they would find out.
When Mao took control he divided the country into six regions, loosely based on old Chinese provinces. Each had its own bureau of officials consisting of a Chairman, Party secretary, Military commander and Political commissar. Since two of these posts were military positions held by former PLA commanders from the war, it effectively placed the country under military control. Mao had done this intentionally has he believed that it was the best way to ensure the further industrialisation of China, and the continued control of the communist government. This defiantly workedas it not only allowed the Chinese government to direct any complaints the people may have at the ‘enemy’, but it also meant that because they were at war the people felt they had a duty to band together and work hard thus improving the economy. The ‘reunification campaigns’ is evidence of how brutal Moa and his government were whiling to be. He sent multiple forces to outlying regions of the country most notably Tibet in October 1950 were, under the justification that it had originally belonged to China, they wiped out any traces of Tibetan culture and identity and imposed the same forced conformity that he had used on the rest of China.
This included a system of informers used to maintain extreme conformity among the people. Any members of