China the Beautiful

[chinapage]

Jiang Zemin has advanced a new theory called the "three represents" theory, the importance of
which can not be over-emphesized. The theory carries an odd nameof "three represents", and is being promoted as a slogan without any effort to explain what it is.


So - What is the "Three Represents Theory"?

When Communism began in Europe, it was a class war by the (industrial) workers. With Stalin, it was extended also to a war against World's capitalistic countries.

When Mao Tse-Tung started in China, he didn't want the revolution to be just for the industrial workers.
After all, there weren't many industrial workers in China. So his communism is a class struggle of farmers and workers. Landlords, property owners, non-communist intellectuals, children of these people, and everyone else are enemies of the revolution.

Now Jiang Zemin proposes that henceforth the Chinese Communist Party represents not just (a) farmers, (b) workers, but also (c) businessmen (property owners), entrepreneurs (intellectuals) and everybody else.

That is the "Three Represents."

No more class struggles! No more "Workers of the World, Unite!"
We shall build China into a new "Well-off" Society', says Jiang Zemin in the 16-th Communist Party Congress !!!

What is a "Well-off Society"? You might call it a "bourgeoisie society."

Marx and Lenin should turn over in their graves.

Ming Pei

From the official Chinese News:

Jiang Zemin, in his report to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, said the Party's door is open to all positive factors of the society, including private entrepreneurs, foreign-invested firm employees, self-employed businessmen and freelance professionals.
He also said that the Party should advance with the times.

[sllee]

Chinese is less concern about the superficial title (communicsm, ~ spammer ~, capitalism, elitism...) than the substance of improvement of living standard of her people. The title is to maintain stability and continuity. The substance is to realistically improve the lives of the Chinese people. If one analyse the -isms chosen for China, most of the substance is found in the ancient Chinese philosophy of having a harmonious society of shared prosperity.

Jiang Zemin's 'three represents' states that : the party must represent
1. advanced productivity
2. advanced culture
3. the interest of the majority of the Chinese people.

[official wordings " the Party must always represent the development trend of China's advanced productive forces, the orientation of China's advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people." ]


The recruitment of business people, entrepreneurs to the party is the implementation of all 3. By privatization of business and membership of entrepeneurs, China retains the momentum of growth and development.

An often misdireted accusation of China is the lack of 'democracy' in the western style of voting. Under the current situation, China cannot afford to have the same kind of general election as US. Physically, China does not have the tools to do that. If US had so much trouble in counting chads even in 2000 election, think of 5 times the difficulties. Moreover, the people are intellectually unprepared to do so at the top level. The national leaders must be elected from those with proven experience and agreed upon by the majority of the peoples' representatives.

China's democratization must be at a controlled pace until the education level of the voters are adequate to make the correct choice. It is nice to hear that regional election are now popular at the grassroot level in China. Eventually, all the people will be physically and intellectually prepared to have general election.

Chinese and American economics differ just in name. The Chinese 'communism' is a planned economy overseeing a market economy. The American capitalism is a market economy with underlining planned economy. By, definition, there is no country in the world that can achieve 'communism'. China is a ~ spammer ~ country, no different from Sweden or Canada.

Those who are still using the 1950s McCarthismic labels to bash China will eventually find themselves victim of their own erroneous assessment.

As for the attack of China about her waterworks, viz. the 3-Gorges dam and the channeling of Yangzi water to HuangHe, nothing is further from the truth. Certainly the 3-gorges dam has risks and sacrifices. We all would like to save the historical relics and the beautiful scenery. However, aren't the annual floods and droughts more detrimental to the living of the people? A smooth navigation for transportation from the inland and the generation of electricity for the western part of China are also tremendous gains. In addition, these were the brilliant foresights of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who had the great vision of a new China improved by such mega-plans. They are now realized not by KMT, but by CCP.
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SL Lee
http://www.asiawind.com

[chinapage]

The Three Represents Theory emphasizes that it is the Communist Party that represents (1) advanced productivity, (2) advanced culture and (3)the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people of China. It represents a significant departure from the traditional Marxist dogma whereby the communist party is supposed to represent the proletariat only.

Nobody will argue about the first two points. They are merely window-dressing. It is the last point which is earthshaking.

If the Chinese Communist Party really were to become a party representative of all the people, by definition it would no longer be a communist party. Thus, rather than being a cosmetic reform, the Three Represents Theory may actually change the Communist Party fundamentally. In other words, a new "Chinese communism."

Hu Jintao says that he supports this theory.

Is this going to be just fancy talk or really a fundamental change?
We shall see.

Ming

[sllee]

The proletariats (workers and peasants) were the majority then, but not any more. It now has more and more service sector, intellectuals, managerial workers. People are also allowed to own their own land and properties (cars and houses). It is only natural that the definition of 'majority' should change to reflect reality.
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SL Lee
http://www.asiawind.com

[chinapage]

Broadening the political base of majority is understable and desirable.

How about rich people, CEO, owners of big business, capitalists?

It seems that at the 16-th Party Congress currently underway, there are at least 3 capitalists attending as members of the Communist Party.

Ming

[sllee]

CEO, managers, entrepreneurs are now the most needed in China. A better way to handle the widening gap of incomes is to devise a more reasonable tax system. Income above a certain level can only be used in reinvestment or charity or infrastructure contribution.

The problem of US corporate scandals should be a great lesson for China not to repeat.
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SL Lee
http://www.asiawind.com

[Spider1969]

Is this the answer to my question regarding Chinese ~ spammer ~ in General Questions? Still attempting to be a ~ spammer ~ government, but not ignoring other perfectly functional and adequate moderation?
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柯儒理 - 蜘蛛

[phgnome]

I love it that the Chinese government is not obsessed with the -isms. I love it that Jiang Zemin does exactly what needs to be done. I love it that he's set on taking people to space -- I love the dedication he has towards technological advancements. I love it that he doesn't let other countries punk him off. He's got "gwut hei" (sp?)...backbone. Remember that incident when he shot down a US spy plane flying over Chinese airspace and Bush denied that a spy plane was there so Zemin just kept the plane and returned the pilot?

What spy plane, Zemin said, YOU were the one that said there was no spy plane and by the way, here's your pilot back.

The pilot came back and said that he was treated very well...they put him up in a nice five star hotel and sent him home shortly after. Zemin was awesome in the way he conducted himself through that situation. That did it...I've completely deified him.

[Spider1969]

The only problem I can see with that statement is found in the wording of the Chinese Constitution. But other than that, I agree.
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柯儒理 - 蜘蛛