I wouldn't understate the Marxist aspects of Chinese politics today which the author seems to tend towards. The technological determinism that guides Chinese po

I wouldn't understate the Marxist aspects of Chinese politics today which the author seems to tend towards. The technological determinism that guides Chinese politics is still very authentically Marxist. However he's right that there is a significant dose of what looks more like Confucianism than Communism in the reforms. If one looks at the kind of intellectual work that is popular in China today next to Marx there is also Carl Schmitt or Strauss. A lot of state capacity in China is directed towards rebuilding Chinese civilization, the industrialism or hard-technology focus of Chinese politics has a distinct nationalist, Conservative bent.