China politics

Last week, Aporia published Rule of the Five Percent–How China selects its governing elite, and popular gadfly, Richard Hanania was shocked at the waste of talent: That’s pretty funny. Governance in the United States is almost non-existent and it’s China’s strong suit, so a little humility is in order. Observations Understandably, Richard Hanania missed the point of […]

Few people know that in 1944, years before the Party took power, Mao offered to travel to Washington to talk with President Roosevelt, “China must industrialize. This can only be done by free enterprise. Chinese and American interests fit together, economically and politically. America need not fear that we will not be co-operative. We cannot

A significant portion of the Chinese population approves of Xi Jinping, recognizing his role in preventing China from suffering the same fate as the Soviet Union. However, concerns remain about the future, particularly whether the younger generation will remember the sacrifices of their ancestors and continue the struggle for independence and the wellbeing of the

In examining the stark contrasts between economic inequality in the United States and China, the keyword “Inequality: US vs. China” serves as a pivotal lens through which we can explore these disparities. Historically, the Western capitalist model, with its privatization of credit, land, and labor, has fostered significant economic inequality, exemplified by the high Gini