Oh, definitely. And then there's the more-obvious benefits - the resilience to western external pressures, the near-elimination of poverty, the huge boom in infrastructure development and accompanying economic improvements, the leaps in science and technology - that echo the USSR's heyday.
Setting aside the politics, China Good. But is it Marxist? I don't know. I think that's going to be something only time will tell.
A related, and maybe more interesting question is: "Could a committed Marxist come to power in China?" Whatever one thinks of China today, is there a path from here to a good end state that wouldn't require revolutionary change?
I think the answer is yes, and that by itself is a huge improvement on most countries.
Oh, definitely. And then there's the more-obvious benefits - the resilience to western external pressures, the near-elimination of poverty, the huge boom in infrastructure development and accompanying economic improvements, the leaps in science and technology - that echo the USSR's heyday.
Setting aside the politics, China Good. But is it Marxist? I don't know. I think that's going to be something only time will tell.
A related, and maybe more interesting question is: "Could a committed Marxist come to power in China?" Whatever one thinks of China today, is there a path from here to a good end state that wouldn't require revolutionary change?
I think the answer is yes, and that by itself is a huge improvement on most countries.
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That's true enough.
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China surpassing the US under Xi would be a huge boon for his wing of the party and a blow to the right wing.