So long as socialism does not collapse in China, it will always hold its ground in the world. (Deng Xiaoping)1 We should think of China’s communist regime quite differently from that of the USSR: it has, after all, succeeded where the Soviet Union failed. (Martin Jacques)2 This series has thus far explored in some detail … Continue reading Why doesn’t the Soviet Union exist any more? Part 8: Will the People’s Republic of China go the way of the USSR?