Chinese-Dragon
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This means we should have a new definition of 'communism': epic fail.
Agree?
Look where I live, Hong Kong. We have been capitalist since the beginning. In fact we have been ranked as the "world's freest" economy for the past 16 years by the Wall Street Journal.
Economy of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capitalism is simply the natural order of the world, it has existed since the very first human civilizations, including Mesopotamia. The natural order is characterised by "private ownership", and profit-driven trade.
In retrospect yes I agree that Communism as an Economic system has failed, and I have said this many times. You can't abolish private property completely, it is not natural.
China has had a market economy since Deng Xiaoping's Economic reforms in 1978. Long before the collapse of Communism in the USSR, Deng Xiaoping realised the way in which to move forward. And he was right.
The Chinese government refers to our system as "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" but it's more accurate to call it "State capitalism". And it powered straight though the global credit crunch at high rates of economic growth, while all other major economies were suffering from recession.
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