Foreign Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR) Thongsavanh Phomvihane met in Beijing on March 13 with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, becoming the first foreign minister to visit China since the country’s recent parliamentary ‘two sessions’. Wang Yi said, since the establishment of diplomatic relations 64 years ago, the two parties and the … Continue reading Lao foreign minister: Laos and China are socialist comrades and brothers
Is modern China better than previous, feudal China? Yes, by far. Has it been anticapitalist / antifascist? In the beginning for sure, by now it’s state-capitalism. Has it been a proletariat-controlled society? No.
Which one of these three aspects is most important for the qualification of socialism to you?
To my perception, instead of a bourgeoisie controlling the means of production, it is the non-working party members who (indirectly) control the means of production. The only difference being a party badge.
I recommend actually learning about China instead of spewing nonsense. Here are a couple of books you can get started with to get a bit of an understanding of the subject.
Know not much about Laos, but as China does nothing against the chains of the workers, it is a poor example of socialism.
That’s a really long winded way to say you don’t know much about Laos or China.
Is modern China better than previous, feudal China? Yes, by far. Has it been anticapitalist / antifascist? In the beginning for sure, by now it’s state-capitalism. Has it been a proletariat-controlled society? No.
Which one of these three aspects is most important for the qualification of socialism to you?
To my perception, instead of a bourgeoisie controlling the means of production, it is the non-working party members who (indirectly) control the means of production. The only difference being a party badge.
I recommend actually learning about China instead of spewing nonsense. Here are a couple of books you can get started with to get a bit of an understanding of the subject.
Why are you saying that? And also being a capitalist does not mean being a fascist.
Do you get your information about China from western news medias?
Edit: adding “And also” before “being a capitalist”