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4.7 – 4.7.3:
General conclusion of Chapter 4, in which he emphasizes that the Reform and Opening-Up tend to produce 'leftist' and 'rightist' tendencies that either want to work toward communism immediately (leftist) or abandon Marxist-Leninist principles entirely in favor of just economic development (rightist). The CPC views this as an ongoing balancing act.
— 19 hours, 34 min ago
General conclusion of Chapter 4, in which he emphasizes that the Reform and Opening-Up tend to produce 'leftist' and 'rightist' tendencies that either want to work toward communism immediately (leftist) or abandon Marxist-Leninist principles entirely in favor of just economic development (rightist). The CPC views this as an ongoing balancing act.
Jackie Roving
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4.5.2 – 4.6:
Explains China's stance on geopolitics (or at least his understanding).
He argues that China's goal is to have peaceful and nonantagonistic relations with the Western world but also to actively oppose its means of trying to imperialize and colonize China in terms of fragmenting it and destabilizing it internally.
He also argues capitalism and socialism can coexist in a single country.
— 22 hours, 40 min ago
Explains China's stance on geopolitics (or at least his understanding).
He argues that China's goal is to have peaceful and nonantagonistic relations with the Western world but also to actively oppose its means of trying to imperialize and colonize China in terms of fragmenting it and destabilizing it internally.
He also argues capitalism and socialism can coexist in a single country.
Jackie Roving
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4.3.2 – 4.5.1:
He gets more in-depth about the system of China and the nature of the reforms. China followed the path it did to avoid collapsing like Russia during the same period and to consolidate its Marxist-Leninist principles in the face of growing political polarity.
He also seeks to explain (and engage in apologetics for) China's relation to the capitalist world-system, which was very eye-rolling at times.
— Jan 15, 2026 09:21AM
He gets more in-depth about the system of China and the nature of the reforms. China followed the path it did to avoid collapsing like Russia during the same period and to consolidate its Marxist-Leninist principles in the face of growing political polarity.
He also seeks to explain (and engage in apologetics for) China's relation to the capitalist world-system, which was very eye-rolling at times.
Jackie Roving
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4.1 Opening Remarks – 4.3 Reform:
Explaining the development of reforms and their importance in resolving China's problems during the Opening-Up period.
Part of the 'Opening-Up' was influenced by the Xiaogang Village's practices, which involve taking surplus goods above their government quota and selling them amongst themselves, as well as how the Chinese government made this a national practice by 1984.
— Jan 14, 2026 01:32PM
Explaining the development of reforms and their importance in resolving China's problems during the Opening-Up period.
Part of the 'Opening-Up' was influenced by the Xiaogang Village's practices, which involve taking surplus goods above their government quota and selling them amongst themselves, as well as how the Chinese government made this a national practice by 1984.
Jackie Roving
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3.5 Conclusions:
The conclusion of Chapter 3 is just a summary of how Socialism with Chinese Characteristics understands dialectics.
Nothing noteworthy aside from how part of evaluating contradictions is having them assessed by "multiple government departments and research institutes" to determine whether they are valid or not, which is a practice in Western countries the book would probably call capitalist.
— Jan 13, 2026 08:15AM
The conclusion of Chapter 3 is just a summary of how Socialism with Chinese Characteristics understands dialectics.
Nothing noteworthy aside from how part of evaluating contradictions is having them assessed by "multiple government departments and research institutes" to determine whether they are valid or not, which is a practice in Western countries the book would probably call capitalist.
Jackie Roving
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3.4.3 Chinese characteristics:
Boer explains how Socialism with Chinese Characteristics arose from Mao's emphasis on identifying the unique characteristics of any struggle and working from there to determine what must be done. Mao applied this logic to the nation of China, arguing that no concrete Marxism can ignore the importance of China's unique characteristics and its history.
— Jan 12, 2026 01:23PM
Boer explains how Socialism with Chinese Characteristics arose from Mao's emphasis on identifying the unique characteristics of any struggle and working from there to determine what must be done. Mao applied this logic to the nation of China, arguing that no concrete Marxism can ignore the importance of China's unique characteristics and its history.
Jackie Roving
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Section 3.4.2
Boer explains primary and secondary contradictions in terms of Mao.
The difference rests on which contradictions are the most fundamental to a struggle (primary) and which ones are a symptom of it (secondary).
What determines which is the primary or secondary contradiction?
It is, according to Mao and Boer's reading, determined by the development of the two in relation to each other that decides.
— Jan 11, 2026 03:59AM
Boer explains primary and secondary contradictions in terms of Mao.
The difference rests on which contradictions are the most fundamental to a struggle (primary) and which ones are a symptom of it (secondary).
What determines which is the primary or secondary contradiction?
It is, according to Mao and Boer's reading, determined by the development of the two in relation to each other that decides.
