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4. Zhang Chunqiao’s Curse and the Transition to Comprador Capitalism (Late 1980s to 2002)

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This chapter traces the origins of China's comprador capitalism. As an underdeveloped country, China began embracing liberal economic doctrines in the late 1980s. Following the global events of 1989, this transition, starting in 1992, led to a deliberate embrace of the neoliberal paradigm, culminating in the adoption of market-Leninist reforms and an antinational development strategy. The institutionalization of comprador capitalism reached its peak with China's accession to the WTO, firmly establishing the country on an irreversible path of dependent development.

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As mentioned earlier, a notable illustration of this was the act of “naming and shaming” carried out by a deputy party secretary of the Beijing Municipality against the authors of a nationalist best-seller titled “China’s Road under the Shadow of Globalization” in early 2000.

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The most representative example of such a change is the address delivered at the Fairbank East Asian Research Centre of Harvard University by Jiang Zemin’s key advisor, Liu Ji on 27 May 1997, titled “Who Is the Marshall Today?—The Choice of Sino-U.S. Relations in the 21st Century,” Zaobao, 23/10/1997.

Titel: Zhang Chunqiao’s Curse and the Transition to Comprador Capitalism (Late 1980s to 2002)
verfasst von: Jianyong Yue
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Buch: Crony Comprador Capitalism
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-53153-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-53154-5

Copyright-Jahr: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53154-5_4

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