These are adapted from the Chinese Wikipedia.
Chinese Rightists and Leftists after the 1980's Leftists | Rightists |
Conservatives | Liberals |
Favor a centrally-planned economy
| Tend to favor a market economy |
Protect government ownership of enterprises | Privatization |
Chinese Rightists and Leftists on the Internet
Leftists | Rightists |
Sometimes seen as supporters of a system of government under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. | Sometimes seen as opponents of a system of government under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. |
Opposed to a large gap between rich & poor; militarily tend to be hawkish. | Support free competition, and may oppose totalitarianism. |
Usually includes Marxists, nationalists, and Socialists. | Usually includes liberals and supporters of democracy. |
| Many support a system with several political parties, a balance of power, and democratic choice. |
Some see them as leaning towards a system of government like Mao Zedong's or Kim Jong Il's. | Some see them as supporting a transitional government like Taiwan's or Singapore's "traditional Confucian government". |
So don't call the Chinese chauvinists (whom we would normally call "nationalists", but don't because of the Nationalist Party) "rightists". Of course, who knows what they mean by "liberals"; I suspect it's not the contemporary American kind but rather the classical or neo-liberal?
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