Oh God, oh shit, I said I wasn't going to do it. I said I wasn't going to start a China struggle session. Already getting flashbacks to the Discord.

But something just doesn't sit right with me and wanted to get some clarification here...

My question is this: why does China ban labor organizing/unions?

Is this yikes/intentional/actually a good thing?

(Yeah, I do know that labor unions are not always unequivocally good and sometimes they act more like middle management than as representatives of the workers... but democratizing the workplace seems like a no-brainer for any socialist project.)

Thoughts?

  • Fear_and_loading [none/use name]
    14·
    4 years ago

    They're super integrated in the global marketplace and their entire foreign policy is expansion into more markets m8

    • TheaJo [she/her,comrade/them]
      12·
      4 years ago

      i will say that yes, china can be capitalist and they do have a powerful bourgeoisie, but remember the interests of capital is to prevent them from developing their own tech, diplomacy networks and the like, which is absolutely what they are doing

      • anthm17 [he/him]
        15·
        4 years ago

        lol capital just wants to make money.

        They do not give a shit about the espoused ideology of China as long as they are allowed unfettered access and the ability to exploit their way to billions. They are.

          • anthm17 [he/him]
            8·
            4 years ago

            They couped keynesian capitalists in the third world a bunch of times

            their enforcement arms like the CIA absolutely care about ideology, to the degree that they think it will be acted on. And their imaginations are pretty wild, you don’t get to work at a place like that if you’re not a paranoid anticommunist.

            That's true, but I think they didn't do it because they know they would lose.

            Doing a coup against Allende or Sakarto after you spent years making inroads with the army (and/or have the support of the wealthy elite) is a lot different than trying to displace a government that just won a civil war and has the backing of the people's army.

            Plus in the end it's a lot easier to win by just sitting back once the revisionists take power.

          • Pezevenk [he/him]
            5·
            4 years ago

            Also, we’re not having this conversation about Vietnam, which has the same system? Only official US enemies?

            Vietnam, famous historical ally of the US.

              • Pezevenk [he/him]
                2·
                4 years ago

                Yeah but would you rather American leftists endlessly complained about Vietnam?

                Also there is more reason to Vietnam's stance than just the US. Namely China's recent foreign policy against Vietnam.

              • KiaKaha [he/him]
                1·
                4 years ago

                Can we complain about VN a bit though? My understanding is that they’ve privatised way more, and opened up to foreign capital way more than China has.

          • anthm17 [he/him]
            8·
            4 years ago

            Capitalists in America flip their shit over and any regulation at all.

            Do they not have access either?