Chinese model of reform
중국식 개혁 노선
The reform strategy pursued in China under Deng Xiaoping from 1978, defined by the combination of extensive market-oriented economic restructuring and opening to foreign investment with the strict preservation of the Chinese Communist Party's political monopoly. Contrasted sharply with Soviet perestroika, the Chinese model has served as the central reference point in debates over whether a communist system can achieve sustained economic transformation without political liberalisation.
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- Wikipedia (EN) foundational facts: Deng launched reforms at the 3rd Plenum of the 11th CCP Central Committee (Dec 1978); reforms combined market mechanisms with CCP political monopoly; contrasted with perestroika's top-down approach
- eng.globalaffairs.ru Allen Lynch, "Deng's and Gorbachev's Reform Strategies Compared," Russia in Global Affairs No. 2, 2012: direct comparative analysis arguing Deng pursued economic reform while strictly limiting political reform, whereas Gorbachev wound up pursuing both simultaneously
- socialistchina.org Roland Boer, World Review of Political Economy: systematic comparative analysis of Eastern European and Chinese reform paths; frames China's approach as de-linking market economy from capitalism while retaining socialist ownership and CPC leadership