Name: The MCP thinks China today is socilaist, so aren't we Dengists not Maoists?
Uploaded: 2022-10-06T21:20:11+00:00
Duration: 31 min 22 s
Description: We say China is socilaist today but do not necessarily support Deng and call ourselves Maoists. Did Deng's error primarily lie in economics or politics? This shall be explored in today's video. TIMEST

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We say China is socilaist today but do not necessarily support Deng and call ourselves Maoists. Did Deng's error primarily lie in economics or politics? This shall be explored in today's video.

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00:00 Intro
00:24 What sets Chinese and Soviet Communism apart?
01:41 Necessity of centralisation to reduce tragedy when entering modernity
07:00 Decentralisation under Mao after GLF
09:30 Deng represents more of a political change than an economic one
11:48 Economic change - seeking foreign investment, mentality behind it
14:43 Did Reform and Opening Up affect China's status as a socialist country?
20:24 China's path is their people's business, but we don't need to emulate what they did
21:50 The reasons the investment caused problems was lack of political control, not economic
22:40 The insight of Mao is necessary to prevent Marxism-Leninism going stale, bureaucratic and being unable to cater for light consumer goods
25:26 Why we are not Dengists but support China
27:29 Don't try to change China or copy China, but learn from China
29:42 Outro