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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

China never went "free market." They adopted some market reforms, but even prior to it still had private property and markets. They never once had a fully publicly owned and planned economy.

China was also dramatically poor and underdeveloped. I believe I already explained why, the Gang of Four thought it was better to be "pure" and poor than it was to adopt reforms while maintaining socialism in the interests of rapid development. China's socialist system and strong public ownership while flexibly adopting market mechanisms in controlled manners is what has brought them such success, and is why they are on track to become the world's most developed and advanced country in the near future.

Again, if you're going to quote Marx, the least you could do is read him.

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