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[โ€“] Corn@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

I think I see the confusion. A capitalist is someone who owns a significant amount of capital. China obviously has capitalists. Liberalism is the philosophy of capitalism. China does have liberals, but there's been some pushback over the last decade or so.

[โ€“] Mallspice@lemm.ee 0 points 8 hours ago

Since Tiananmen Square.