The differences between Socialism & Communism

[Cirsium]

59. Crazy

When capitalist countries do horrible things, we hear "that's not real capitalism!"

When socialist countries do great things, we hear "that's not real socialism!"

Long before the changes in China to which you allude, China soared past India by any measurement - poverty, productivity, literacy - despite starting from a very similar baseline.

Capitalism means private ownership of the means of production. "State-run capitalist system" is an oxymoron.

A quick peek at Wikipedia:

"Welfare in the People's Republic of China is linked to the hukou system of household registration. Those holding non-agricultural hukou status have access to a number of programs provided by the government, such as healthcare, employment, retirement pensions, housing, and education."

"The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that China is fulfilling 98.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. When looking at the right to health with respect to children, China achieves 98.6% of what is expected based on its current income. In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 97% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. When considering the right to reproductive health, the nation is fulfilling 99.6% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available. Overall, China falls into the "good" category when evaluating the right to health."