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24 Dec 2015 09:56:34 +0200 Patrick Bond wrote: Pr?bsting argues, "China became capitalist long ago (in the early 1990s) and through two and half decades of hyper-accumulation of capital, a significant big bourgeoisie has emerged there. As we have elaborated in a number of works, China has become an emerging imperialist power." The Marini (1972) definition applies: China is a key national state within the larger imperial system, as does Harvey's (2001) definition of a capitalist class which once absorbed surpluses but now exports these. Any feedback or advice on this matter? China as imperialist, inter-imperialist, sub-imperialist? (Anyone want to argue for ______________ Hello Patrick: Can you give me a quick handy definition of 'sub-impelrialist" and "sub-imperialilist" and "anti-imperialist" and even "inter-imperialist"? Honestly, I do plan to get your book! But till such felicitious time... a simple definition? It would seem superficially to me that the term imperialist is quite adequate for China. Why isn't it? Am I being too Occamy about this? And no - this Hoxhaite - does not wish to argue for China as being an anti-imperialist state. Best wishes Hari _____________________________ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com