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Monday, August 10, 2026

Is China Truly Socialist? New Article Questions Definitions

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August 10, 2026

A new article by political science Adjunct Assistant Professor Barry Murdaco in the journal Capital & Class explores issues in Marxist value theory in relation to China’s state-led economy, and contemporary debates over whether China can be understood as socialist. Murdaco’s new book, Trade War over the Pacific, is forthcoming from SUNY Press in early 2027

Read: “Socialism or state capitalism? The transformation problem and the theoretical defense of Chinese “socialism.”