A significant part of the communist world movement believes that the People’s Republic of China remains a socialist country or a country taking steps toward socialist development. In Germany, this position is particularly vehemently represented by the German Communist Party (Deutsche Kommunistische Partei, DKP), which solidified this stance in a far-reaching resolution during its 25th party congress in 2023: „The DKP welcomes the successes of economic reforms and the increased global economic importance of the People’s Republic of China. This opens an alternative to the imperialist economic order. The Communist Party of China aims to develop the People’s Republic into a modern socialist state. There are capitalists in the country, but they do not hold political power. The state controls central sectors of the economy. This is the prerequisite for China’s development from an initial stage of socialism into a modern socialist country.“ Furthermore, „The DKP sees the improvements brought about for many countries through cooperation with socialist China and how these improve the conditions for the workers’ struggles.“ China’s foreign policy is fundamentally different from that of imperialist countries, which the DKP does not classify China as part of: „In this situation, the People’s Republic of China pursues a foreign policy aimed at maintaining peace and economic development. This policy of peaceful coexistence is a form of international class struggle that includes cooperation between countries with different social systems, without, however, abandoning ideological confrontation and the fight against imperialism.“

>>507922683 (OP)
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One problem in debating this position is that claims about „socialism“ in China are often loudly proclaimed but rarely seriously argued or substantiated. On the contrary, their representatives often rely on platitudes and phrases. A scientific analysis of the class relations in China, the driving laws of the Chinese economy, and the class character of the Chinese state and the ruling „Communist“ Party is seldom carried out. One gets the impression that the supporters of the „socialism-in-China“ thesis prefer to express a declaration of faith rather than conduct a scientific analysis, especially as the debate is often highly emotionalized, and any dissenting position (especially any Marxist analysis that calls out capitalism in China by name) is sharply attacked.

When attempts are made to substantiate this position, the following arguments are typically presented:

A centralized planned economy is not yet possible or practical in China due to the insufficient development of productive forces.
Nevertheless, the pillars of a socialist economy in China remain intact, referencing the significant role of state enterprises in the Chinese economy and the continued state ownership of land.
State power remains in the hands of the working class because the Communist Party of China governs the country.
Therefore, China’s „reform and opening-up policy“ is not a policy aimed at establishing capitalist conditions but a necessary compromise on the path toward a developed socialist society, comparable to the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia or the early Soviet Union.
The socialist character of China is also evident in its international policy, which, unlike that of the USA, is not directed at war and subjugation of other countries but at peaceful coexistence, equality, and development.