Victory Over Communism-S4-Episode 8

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of Marxist-Leninist ideology in China from 1949 to the present under various leaders.

Marxist-Leninist ideology in China has remained consistent since 1949 with successive dictators adapting Mao's version of communism with new twists and turns. Deng Xiaoping took the greatest departure from Maoism but kept Marxism-Leninism as the state ideology. Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao put their spin on communism, while also maintaining ideological continuity. Under Xi Jinping today, communism in China is experiencing a forced revival within the Chinese Communist Party despite the masses of ...

People in this episode

Host: Bill Gertz

Topics covered

• Marxism
• Communism
• China
• Political Ideology
• Historical Analysis

Keywords

• Marxist-Leninist
• China
• Deng Xiaoping
• Xi Jinping
• Communism
• Political Ideology
• Jiang Zemin
• Hu Jintao

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chinese Communist Party

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