The tertium quid

Maoism — terrorism or socio-economic class struggle?

While the Indian army chief was happy labelling Maoism as a “socio-economic class struggle”, here is how Ai Ping, the director-general of the Communist Party of China’s Bureau 1 that advises Beijing on its South and East Asia policies characterised the Maoists.

Maoism is nothing but terrorism. The Maoists should never expect any financial, political or military support from China.[Telegraph]

What has the world come to? Mao’s country claims that its “focus has changed from class struggle to economic development.” And a liberal democracy talks about socio-economic class struggle being waged on its own land.

Tailpiece – Ai also proclaimed that “modern India was a product of colonial rule while modern China came into existence through a revolution.” Well, Martin Jacques in the LA Times disagrees, calling China the “longest continually existing polity in the world, [dating] back to 221 BC and the victory of the Qin.”

23 Nov 2009 | Concerning China, India, LWE

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