Chinese economist Zhu Hengpeng disappeared after criticizing Xi Jinping, the WSJ reported. He reportedly made comments on China's sluggish economy.

A top economist has joined the growing list of China’s elite to have disappeared from public life after criticizing Xi Jinping, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Zhu Hengpeng served as deputy director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for around a decade.

CASS is a state research think tank that reports directly to China’s cabinet. Chen Daoyin, a former associate professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, described it as a “body to formulate party ideology to support the leadership.”

According to the Journal, the 55-year-old disappeared shortly after remarking on China’s sluggish economy and criticizing Xi’s leadership in a private group on WeChat.

  • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
    102·
    2 months ago

    there’s already a term for socialists who tolerate capitalism, it’s social democrats

    Social Democrats don’t want a transition to communism, not even ideologically. Dengists and Mensheviks do, at least ideologically. Whether you believe that or not is a different debate, but equating socialdemocrats with mensheviks is dumb, not a dunk.

    why did they implement, and I quote Lenin, state capitalism

    Look, I’m not here to argue for Marxism-Leninism against you because you’re obviously trying to be smug, not trying to have a civilized discussion. If you actually want some good (in my opinion) analysis of actually-existing socialism, there are plenty of Michael Parenti videos online, or you can pick up his book “Blackshirts and Reds”. But I suspect you’re just here to punch to those communists that are further left than you are. If you do want to have this discussion let me know.

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
      44·
      2 months ago

      Social Democrats don’t want a transition to communism, not even ideologically.

      Last I checked the SPD’s party program still speaks of socialism.

      But I suspect you’re just here to punch to those communists that are further left than you are.

      I’m an Anarchist. Council Communists are generally to the right of me, quite adjacent but not quite there, Tankies somehow managed to seat themselves at the very other side of the plenum.

      • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
        82·
        2 months ago

        Last I checked the SPD’s party program still speaks of socialism

        I’m sure the SPD party program talks about the end of capitalism /s

        Again, not here to engage with smug factionalists. Have a good day

        • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
          36·
          2 months ago

          I’m not a factionalist you’re the factionalist. Just agree with me and be done with it!