A recent CNN article shows us some insight on communism in China, and how it is regarded by the people. It is an interview to three members of the Communist Youth League and the China Communist Party (currently the largest political party, with 75 million members). When talking about communism, Natalie Chen, an 18-year old freshman at Peking University said that she thinks communism is "an ideal state of society that everyone should pursue" and that it is a great society as everybody has equal opportunities. In the interview, they talk about how the Communist Party started as a group of revolutionary farmers with a tumultuous rule, and how in the next 30 years China was transformed with the implementation of new economic goals and gradual openness to the outside world, which is why the Communist Party now is largely credited with delivering the country from isolation to economic prosperity.
Despite all this, the Party's biggest achievement has been surviving for 60 years as the one and only political party... in the most populated country of the world. When asked about fairness in China and what the Communist Party really stands for, these students couldn't respond but with vague answers. Still, this article got me thinking how a point of view can vary so much in a different country or culture. A lot of people in China see Communism as the best form of government (backed up by the number of members in its party) but if you went to the US, the European Union or here in Mexico and asked the people which form of government is the best, I don't think the answers would fall that much towards communism. This talks about how a different culture (and education) provides a different point of view, also about how even the youth in China agrees with Communism, while people may think that it is imposed by the higher ranks. Also you can comment on communism.. What do you think of it? Do you think that Communism could bring wealth and power to our country as it did to China?
