I'm a strong supporter of the government of People's China, but I have this sense that the top leadership and even the masses themselves, are lacking a sense of what they really stand for, and what China's place in the world is. I generally support the actual political and economic policies of China, but am uneasy about the lack of ideology behind them. Of course I'm not advocating a return to the excesses of Mao's day but lack of national spirit makes China vulnerable to dangerous currents. Just look at how fertile ground China is for the Falun Gong cult, conservative Neo-Confucianism and various Christian groups. Of course its not our place as foreigners to meddle in the domestic polices of any other Socialist nation. But I progressives around the world do have a role to play in shaping the purpose of China in the world, just as China plays an enormous role in influencing progresives.
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