319 | Frank Dikötter: Shattering the Myths of China After Mao
The Realignment
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The Inevitability of Capitalism in Beijing
The notion of an inevitable decline of capitalism is very much in the DNA of Communist parties. It's in their ideology. So this is a major geopolitical, if you wish, misunderstanding on the part of the leadership in Beijing. The key point here really is that dictators, whether they are Marxists or not, and Mussolini started off as a Marxist and became a fascist.
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