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Is there a new capitalist class in China today?  Source: "Hot points of theory in China", Ha Bingmeng (Ed.), translated into Vietnamese by Le Van Toan, The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House, 2017, p.199-206 _______    Since “three big innovations” had been completed in 1956, working class and peasantry were always two fundamental classes in Chinese society. After “Reform and Opening-up”, along with the continuous development of industrialization process, the number of peasantry in China fell sharply, however its overall quality became more and more advanced. In recent 20 years, nearly 150 million of peasants are “free” from the field, and participate in manufacturing industry and service sector. Not only has working class grown bigger in size, but the number of who works in technical and managerial sector has also increased. Moreover, new social strata also emerged, such as entrepreneur, managerial class, technician working in private technology-based fi...

 Actually Existing Socialism in Vietnam At Return to the Source, we frequently use the term ‘actually existing socialism’ to describe various countries that we identify as socialist. The term specifies ‘actually existing’ to highlight the need to approach socialism from a materialist, rather than idealist perspective. We would define actually existing socialism as the material manifestation of the socialist ideal. Imperfect as it may be, it is the reality of what it takes to build socialism in a world dominated by imperialism. But what does actually existing socialism mean for revolutionaries in the 21st century, long after the fall of most of the socialist bloc? Five countries – Cuba, China, Vietnam, Laos, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – survived the wave of counter-revolutions in the early 1990s, but their survival has forced them to make certain concessions and retreats to the market system in varying degrees. Much to the dismay of many leftists, China, Vi...

WE MUST VIEW THE WOMEN'S QUESTION FROM A CLASS STANDPOINT - LE DUAN  (Talk at a national conference of women activists, February 1959). __________ I. THE POSITION OF THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AT PRESENT   Viet Nam being an agricultural country, the overwhelming majority of its women are peasants. Under French domination women constituted a dogcheap source of manpower for the owners of mines and factories, which accounted for the great number of women workers. Further, ours was a feudal country, where, as a rule, women were subjected to the direct heaviest oppression and exploitation. These are the characteristic features of Vietnamese women in the past. This also explains why our revolutionary movement counted in its ranks many outstanding women fighters. The Resistance War, the land reform drives and the period of peaceful reconstruction have all underscored the important role of women. I have no intention to dwell upon their capabilities and achievements which are well known...