Thomas Piketty: Responding to Chinese challenge with democratic socialism

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) commemorates its 100th anniversary, Western countries are still struggling to define their attitude towards the Beijing regime. Let me say it straight away: the right answer lies in ending Western arrogance and promoting a new emancipatory and egalitarian horizon on a global scale, a new form of democratic and participatory, ecological and post-colonial socialism. If they stick to their usual lecturing posture and a dated hyper-capitalist model, Western countries may find it extremely difficult to meet the Chinese challenge.

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