China’s socialism beats capitalism, Communist Party ideology veteran says in ‘bid to shore up support’

A Communist Party newspaper has said China is determined to show that “socialism is indeed better than capitalism”, in what observers say is an attempt to rally support for the party as it faces unprecedented challenges including the coronavirus pandemic and its rivalry with the United States.Study Times, official newspaper of the Central Party School, where party officials are trained, published on its front page on Monday a commentary by a senior figure at the school that praised the ideas of…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3089163/chinas-socialism-beats-capitalism-communist-party-ideology