Corporations in China =/= Western corporations (where party and public control is nowhere to be seen). An excellent breakdown of China's "private" industry here. Another one here.Billionaires in China =/= billionaires in the West (where they are able to buy out party members and are left uncontrolled, unregulated individuals with massive amounts of access and power). Why do Chinese billionaires keep going to jail?. Also, they just recently sentenced a banker to death for corruption.Government in China =/= Western governance (lobbying, dark money, corrupt agendas set by capitalists, gerrymandering, racial discrimination, etc.). In fact, someone like Trump would be impossible to elect thanks to China's democratic centralism and politburo structure.Western Imperialism =/= China's works around the world.For those who claim China is imperialist, I always pose the question:What Chinese companies mandated their government to assassinate their president or candidates?What country did the Chinese army invade to extract their natural resources?What Chinese company toppled government after government that were not aligned with their interest?Which election did the Chinese government manipulate to put their people in power?How many death squads or paramilitary armies did the CPC sponsor?Read more about my response hereWorker conditions in China =/= Working conditions in the West. (Unsafe working conditions, poor stagnant wages, union busting, lack of benefits, etc.).The west views China as one big sweatshop, but the actual working hours aren't much more than anywhere else. The average for a migrant worker (most vulnerable to exploitation as they are traveling from the countryside) is 8.8 hours, little under an hour more than a typical working day. Labor strikes are rarely suppressed, there are many exemples of workers on strikegetting the support of the PRC.The Chinese state rules in favor of the workersWages themselves are also forced to rise in the private sector by the CPC (+16% every years, +400% since 1980) who force the capitalists to accept the presence of CPC chapters who represent the interest of the workers, increasing workers control even in the capitalist parts of the economy.The workplace safety standards of China are better than in the capitalist countries of the West like in Australia who have an higher rate of work related death despite having a GDP per capita 3-5 times higher.Other leftists that critique China is capitalists, but, as Lenin stated, that is against capitalist interests!:The petty bourgeoisie oppose every kind of state interference, accounting and control, whether it be state-capitalist or state-socialist. This is an unquestionable fact of reality whose misunderstanding lies at the root of many economic mistakes.When you have one party, DotP, democratic centralism, vanguardism, and other Marxist Leninist hallmarks, there is no question that there are obvious socialist and communists pathways towards Marxism and not capitalism. Professor Roland Boer, distinguished author and professor of philosophy at the Renmin University of China, wrote an excellent article on the major differences with what Western critques and scholars fail to grasp (and access) when speaking about china.I noticed the left attempt to universalize their Western knowledge and experiences to every non-Western country and apply it accordingly to inappropriately critique other communities and cultures. This leads to massive misunderstandings and gravely unhelpful critiques that only aid capitalist oppressors, rather than the people. Leftist must have a more multilateral approach towards non-Western countries and rid themselves of such biases before critiquing.Communists, MLs, and pro-SWCC supports don't say China is infallible, as we know there are numerous issues that ought to be resolved. However, saying China is capitalist without acknowledging their major Leninist tenents in their governance and commitment to the people only show your ignorance, rather than benevolence in actually improving the lives of Chinese people.TLDR: Drop your Western biases. via /r/communism https://ift.tt/2NT9LzW
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