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I've been listening to "Blackshirts and Reds" on recommendation, but Parenti's view on China seems far more critical than I expected. What is the general opinion on China's post 1978 reforms? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by WorkingClassCorpse@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I feel like I don't hear much internal critique about China from the ML side of things - is this more of a 'critical support' posture or are people just generally more optimistic about long-term socialization of their market?

edit: if there are more reading materials that discuss this topic in-depth, I am very interested in recommendations

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[–] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know of any analysis about it, maybe fair.org has something, but from what I remember there was a shift towards relentless negative coverage shortly after Xi came to power. Especially when the belt and road initiative started.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Obama's "Pivot to Asia" was around 2012, so this tracks