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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
