How China became capitalist

IMTV radio - Marxist ideas. Fighting for revolution. by Revolutionary Communist Party

Jul 14, 202600:44:22News & Politics

Whilst the Chinese Communist Party rule over China, it works with a capitalist mode of production. This is a historic peculiarity which originates with the successful Chinese Revolution in 1949. This revolution overthrew...

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