China apologetics

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'''China apologetics''' are people who defend [[China]]'s [[Crimes against humanity|atrocities]] such as the [[Uyghur genocide]], its [[censorship]], its exploitation of countries abroad, as well as its socioeconomic system. It usually can be compared to [[Stalin|Stalin apologetics]] and [[Putin]] apologetics (Because China is alignment with [[Russia]]). The apologetics usually trend towards [[Conspiracy theory|conspiratorial reasoning]] and hold that any and all criticism of China is nothing more than "State Department [[propaganda]]". 

Most China apologetics claim to adhere to some degree of [[Marxist]] ideology, but the [[Capitalism|Capitalist]] nature of the post-[[Deng Xiaoping]] Chinese [[economy]] and state inevitably results in this Marxism being distorted to justify the actions of the Chinese government. Because of the often glaring ideological discrepancies between pro-China and anti-China [[Communism|communists]], the communists who support Chinese economic and political policies are often pejoratively referred to as '''"[[Dengism|Dengists]]"'''.

== Beliefs==

=== Uyghur genocide denial ===
Most China apologetics defend the ongoing [[genocide]] of Uyghur populations, often denying it entirely. Dengists claim that the [[concentration camps]] in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are actually "vocational education and training centers" rather than repressive organs of containment for the benefit of the [[Colonialism|colonizing]] ethnic Han populations.

=== Development of the "productive forces" ===

China apologetics will excuse any and all anti-worker actions by the Chinese Communist Party, even [[police]] repression, as being necessary to reach the full stage of [[socialism]].

=== Multipolarity ===
Because many China apologists are also fanatical Russia supporters, apologists often view Chinese and Russian [[imperialism]] as being "anti-imperialism"{{Efn|Because it's directed against the United States, which they regard as being one of the only imperialist powers besides the [[European Union]].}} and think that they are supporting their wars of conquest, a quasi-[[utopian]] state of multipolarity will be established in which there is no dominant world power.{{Efn|In reality, China and Russia would simply replace the US and EU.}}<ref>Ben Norton (February 16, 2025). [https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/16/multipolarity-china-trump-marco-rubio-imperialism/ "What is a ‘multipolar’ world? China says equality; Trump & Marco Rubio say imperial rivalry"]. ''Geopolitical Economy Report''. Retrieved March 26, 2025.</ref>

=== The "primary stage of socialism" ===
Dengists believe that China's massive stock markets, billionaires, and overseas imperialism can be virtually waved away by claiming they are in the "initial" and "primary stage of socialism" in which private ownership of the means of production is perfectly acceptable so long as they ''promise'' to be fully socialist in the fashion of the [[USSR]] by 2050.{{efn|Even [[Elon Musk]] signed up for this ruse to get the moolah for Tesla.<ref>[https://archive.ph/RMcao Tesla and Chinese rivals signal EV price war truce in ‘socialist values’ pledge. Beijing orchestrates commitment among manufacturers in world’s biggest electric-vehicle market] by Edward White et al. (July 6 2023) ''Financial Times'' (archived from 12 May 2024 07:15:25 UTC).</ref>}} China apologists compare China's "primary stage of socialism" with the [[Soviet Union]]'s {{w|New Economic Policy}}.{{Efn|Despite the NEP only lasting 10 verses China's 100.}}<ref>[https://socialistchina.org/2025/01/19/challenging-the-purists-the-marxist-debate-over-chinas-path/ Challenging the purists: the Marxist debate over China’s path]. ''Friends of Socialist China''.</ref>

==Apologist organizations==
=== Friends of Socialist China  ===
FSC is a pseudo-Marxist media organization based in [[London]] that promotes Chinese propaganda with the stated aim of "spreading understanding" of "Chinese Socialism".<ref>[https://gowans.blog/2022/12/10/for-the-friends-of-socialist-china-a-very-bad-week/ For the Friends of Socialist China, a Very Bad Week] by Stephen Gowans (December 10, 2022) ''What's Left''</ref>

=== ''Wumao'' ===
Also known as the '''50 Cent Army''', the ''wumao'' are professional trolls that exist to drown out dissent in the Chinese netspace.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/05/19/the-chinese-government-fakes-nearly-450-million-social-media-comments-a-year-this-is-why/ The Chinese government fakes nearly 450 million social media comments a year. This is why.] by Henry Farrell (May 19, 2016 at 6:22 p.m. UTC) ''The Washington Post''.</ref>

=== World Anti-Imperialist Platform ===
The "World Anti-Imperialist Platform" is a pseudo-anti-imperialist collection of over a dozen nominally left-wing organizations and parties across the globe united in their belief that Russia and China are anti-imperialist.<ref>[https://wap21.org/?p=3889 Position on People’s China, the World Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Movement]. ''World Anti-Imperialist Platform''.</ref> The WAP's members include the [[TERF]] and anti-[[LGBTQ+]] Communist Party of Great Britain, [[Caleb Maupin|Caleb Maupin's]] Center for Political Innovation cult, and the "[[MAGA communist]]" American Communist Party.<ref>The World Anti-Imperialist Platform (October 14, 2022). ''[https://wap21.org/?p=566#signature "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists", list of signatories.]''</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Stalin apologetics]] — The same but instead of defending [[CCP]] they defend [[CCCP]]
* [[Useful idiot]]
* [[Vatniks]] — Instead of focusing on defending Chinese imperialism, they defend Russia's

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