#+title: is China capitalist?

The rise of [[file:20200607220504-china.org][China]] in the wake of the collapse of the [[file:20200611204207-soviet_union.org][Soviet Union]] has lead some
on the left to ask if China is capitalist or not. I personally think this is a
complex question and I will try to work it out here.

As of 06/07/2021, my answer is this: Yes, because of the tendency of China to
develop capitalism, allow for private ownership, and the continued existence of
commodity production and wage labor.

There is a similar question, which is "is China socialist?", however when that
question is asked it is often "is China a liberatory force in the world?". Given
that it would seem that China is a capitalist country, my answer woudl be "no"
to this.

* Is capitalist
- Continued existence of commodity production and wage labor
- Has and maintains capitalist class
* Is not capitalist
- Has regulated economy
- Does not benefit from [[file:20200607220252-imperialism.org][imperialism]]