"Strike Hard at Severe Criminal Activities to Ensure a Peaceful Life for the People" written by Shu Huaide describes the reasoning behind the Chinese Central Committee implementation of the "Strike Hard" campaign in 1996. The Strike Hard policy focus was to deal with the increase of criminal activity due to the reform taking place in the economy. During the mid 1990s an idea for a New China was launched and with the creation of this idea, opening up and reform came along hand in hand. …
