Socialism and China

I’m often asked what I think about socialism in China and whether or not I think China is socialist.


China is a big country with lots of people. Many people in China have different ideas about socialism.

I think China is socialist.


But three things really bother me about what I see from afar.


First; the Chinese have allowed their capitalist joint partners in enterprises to dominate too much power over workers in the workplace and have allowed and often enabled these capitalist joint partners to influence thinking without any push back.


Second; there is something wrong with promoting people in a socialist society to aspire to become millionaires and billionaires in the midst of so much poverty although on the other hand China has lifted more people out of poverty than any other country in human history through socialism.


Third; there is something wrong with any socialist country not having socialized health care. There is no excuse for China not having socialized health care.


As Jimmy Carter pointed out, China has built a modern society because it is not at war... a great big plus!


I’m confident Chinese workers will take care of their problems through socialism... we should consider doing the same.


Let China develop without imperialist threats and interference and socialism will flourish without limit.