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A top economist has joined the growing list of China's elite to have disappeared from public life after criticizing Xi Jinping, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Zhu Hengpeng served as deputy director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for around a decade.

CASS is a state research think tank that reports directly to China's cabinet. Chen Daoyin, a former associate professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, described it as a "body to formulate party ideology to support the leadership."

According to the Journal, the 55-year-old disappeared shortly after remarking on China's sluggish economy and criticizing Xi's leadership in a private group on WeChat.

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[-] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago

Wait but Hexbear said that China is a democracy? Did they lie?!??

[-] [email protected] 67 points 3 days ago

I had the most hilarious discussion with a Tankie about China a while back. They refused to accept that China is pretty much communist in name only. I pointed out that they had billionaires, privately-owned companies, a stock exchange and private property, meaning you can earn capital in China.

The Tankie actually said something on the lines of, "If you would JUST READ MARX you would know that earning capital is a fundamental cornerstone of communism!"

[-] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago

Tankies are just communist cosplayers.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Where are the "real" Communists? What draws the line between a Marxist and a tankie?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Might be a few left in a small part of India.

If by definition but not by name, a lot of advocates for direct democracy, public goods and services, and nationalized industry still exist all over the world. They just don't refer to themselves with the same moniker as Mao "History's Greatest Killer" Zedong.

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