A Marxism scholar suggests that the Soviet Communist Party's allowance of criticism of past leaders led to the collapse of the USSR and a loss of public faith in socialism. He recommends strengthening ideological work to prevent similar trends in China. There are concerns about the rise of the CCP, with calls to exercise leverage against China. The CCP's reduction of the police force is linked to economic crisis and past collapses of communist regimes. Foreign money is leaving China, and the Communist Party is constructing an extensive police state to enforce ideological conformity in daily life.
The Communist Party is building the most ambitious police state in China’s history, with the legal powers and surveillance tools to bring order and ideological conformity to every corner of daily life https://t.co/4AOcN3O872 👇
EpochTV: More Out, Less In: Foreign Money Leaves China https://t.co/nOiLXi3mNV #CCP
CCP Cuts Police Force, Experts Point to Economic Crisis and Past Collapses of Former Communist Regimes https://t.co/TTgxNqCHdJ #CCP
Beware those who would oppose anything that would interfere with the rise of the CCP. Exercising our leverage vis a vis China is the only way forward. Lighthizer is always right on this stuff. https://t.co/dJhd4XwdZP via @WSJopinion
Analyzing the collapse of the USSR, a Marxism scholar argues that by allowing criticism of past leaders, the Soviet Communist Party undermined its legitimacy and the public’s faith in socialism. He recommends strengthening ideological work to fend off similar trends in China.