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New Left ideology reshapes understanding of China's economic reforms

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The New Left has successfully challenged the dominant neoliberal narrative regarding China's ideological evolution in the 21st century. This perspective argues that Maoist economic policies and Deng Xiaoping's market reforms are not opposing forces but rather part of a continuous ideological progression. Western assessments, such as those by Ezra Vogel, Orville Schell, and John Delury, often highlight Deng's role in making China rich and powerful through 'reform and opening-up,' a policy that blended Leninist state control with Friedman-esque free market principles. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alex Lo ·

    How the New Left won the battle of ideas for 21st-century China

    We are all used to Western assessments of Deng Xiaoping. You may even be convinced by them, as I was for a long time. Ezra Vogel, for example, wrote in Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China: “It was [Deng] who would finally realise the mission that others had tried for al…

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