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Thomas
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A great one-hour interview with Prof. Stephen Kotkin from Stanfordās Hoover Institution about China-US relations. My own TL;DW: https://youtu.be/4aQfzDs7RzI 1/7 China is first and foremost characterized by its Leninist regime, in that the CCP has a monopoly on power and inserts itself into all institutions both public and private. Previous regime attempts to bring the private sector to the CCP by allowing business people to become ranking members failed; so now the policy is to have CCP presence in every private companies' boards and executive teams. 2/7 Whether China is also a Marxist regime is subject to interpretation, given the latitude extended to the private sector which generates wealth and employment. 3/7 The regimeās primary goal is its own perpetuation, which limits how much it can open up both economically and politically. The Pygmalion approach of expecting China to embrace the international order is, therefore, naive and unrealistic. China would rather reshape the international order.
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Purpšµšø
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Also on the Lenin side of things, another way China is aligned with leninism is that Lenins big thing post revolution was we need capitalism to an extent, with how revisionist deng was( all though I don't feel in a bad way) and where China started from, a period of "capitalism" is needed, from the steps Xi is taking in his common prosperity plan i do expect over the next 10 years to see a lot of changes politically in China, and really do belive they'll reach their goal of fully socialist by 2050
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Purpšµšø
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"Common prosperity is the prosperity of all the people. It is not egalitarianism. We must first allow some people to get rich, and then guide and help others to get rich as well." Basically Xi is playing the trickle down economics card, but with the state ensuring the trickle down, not just of if rich get rich then by just participating in economy every one wins
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