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Is communism authoritarian capitalism?

30 June 2021

9:00 AM

30 June 2021

9:00 AM

On July 1, 1921, the founding congress of the Chinese Communist party was held in Shanghai, when 12 men gathered in a villa in the richest part of the city. Today, the party has over 90 million members. It has transformed not only China but the history of the entire world.

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