Michael McFaul

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

First, the Soviet political system at the beginning of the Cold War (that's the analogy of choice these days) was way more totalitarian than the Chinese political system today. The CCP governs as an oppressive dictatorship, complete with camps in Xinjiang. But it's not Stalinism. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 27, 2020 Hibernated

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Unlike Mr. Garnaut, Im not an expert on Xi Jinping thinking or his secret plotting to rule the world. So I can only judge the Xi vs Stalin analogy by actions, not intentions/thoughts. To date, based on actions, this historical analogy distorts more than it illuminates. — PolitiTweet.org

I would pay to sponsor a debate between Ambassador McFaul and @jgarnaut , who among other things wrote Engineers of… https://t.co/zttIB2c5bQ

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

Second, of course, the Chinese economy is much more open, market-oriented, and integrated in the global economy than the Soviet command economy was in 1946/47/48 (or whenever you believe the Cold War began. I personally like 1917, but that's not very conventional.) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 27, 2020 Hibernated