Dengism

Dengism, also known as Socialism with Chinese characteristics, Deng Xiaoping Theory or Xi Jinping Thought, is an authoritarian, economically debatable (but definitely pro-markets, at least in the short term), culturally mixed ideology with nationalistic tendencies (although the extent of these is debatable). Dengism saw that for China to adjust to its present economic conditions,  capitalism, with party influence and foreign investment, would have to be implemented to increase productivity. This theoretically lifts China out from its primary stage of capitalism into socialism.

While the character is called Dengism here, it more accurately represents Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in general. It can represent the ideology of the PRC and its supporters at any period after Deng's market reforms. While it is called "Dengism" for name recognizability, it can also represent the Three Represents ideology of Jiang Zemin, the Scientific Outlook on Development ideology of Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping Thought, as all of these ideologies fall under the umbrella of "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics".

History
The ideology was first formulated and implemented by Deng Xiaoping during the late 1970’s-1980’s under himself and continues to be practiced by his successors and is now the dominant faction within the Chinese Communist Party (or CCP for short).

20th Century
Shortly after the end of the Maoist cultural revolution movement, Deng was able to rise to power after years of political prosecutions against him. The reformists led by Deng launched a bloodless coup against the politically moderate Hua Guofeng and launched mass-scale agricultural and economic reforms, alongside with small-scale political liberalizations.

The agricultural reform (Household Responsibility System) introduced by Deng significantly improved the production and the living standards of farmers who greatly suffered from Mao’s regime. The legalization of small businesses and the opening of SEZs also gradually increased the living standards of the Chinese people in both physical and spiritual spheres. Those reforms in the 1980s paved the way for China's economic boom in the 1990s.

Small-scale political liberalizations were launched, and many prisoners of Mao’s regime who were prosecuted for being accused of ‘betraying the revolution and the party’ were rehabilitated. The control exerted on average Chinese was relaxed, and some pre-communist freedoms like the freedom of the press and the freedom of assembly were partially restored. Most of those reforms were carried out by Hu Yaobang, a prominent reformist member in the CCP. However, Hu was hated and sidelined in the late 1980s by the conservatives like Chen Yun and Li Peng. However, many anti-government democrats and liberals   were unsatisfied with the half-measures and demanded further change by protesting Tiananmen Square. Deng worked with the conservatives like Chen Yun and Li Peng to brutally slaughter the protesters and subsequently declared a state of emergency in the 1990s to prosecute and ‘disappear’ political dissents in the name of ‘fighting crimes’. Deng also purged genuine reformists like Zhao Ziyang to preserve the power and privileges of himself and his oligarchical family.

21st Century
CPC conservatives like Jiang Zemin and  Xi Jinping (CCP conservative) ditched many of Deng’s political reforms like partial freedom to protest and assembly in the 1980s. Under Xi Jinping and Hu Jintao, State control of the economy tightened, and many parts of Chinese politics and economy were controlled by the state.

Under Xi, who succeeded Hu Jintao in 2012, many developments begun under his rule, a primary example being his anti-corruption purge, greatly cleansing the CPC off kleptocrats like Zhou Yongkang and Bo Xilai, as well as the continued economic development of China, continuing what Hu Jintao had left behind. Despite that, some controversies rose as well. One example being how many on the Left (particularly Maoists) accuse him for not representing the workers. Some other developments include the Belt-and-Road Initiative, one which China aims to 'develop the third world', which a lot sees it as economic imperialism and accused Xi of debt trapping.

Under Xi's rule, censorship increased and state control over the Chinese people's lives increased. One particular example is that he has been accused of removing the term limits, and abusing human rights in Xinjiang in the name of counter-terrorism. Xi Jinping also has an agenda of "Chinese Rejuvenation", aiming on reviving the Chinese nation to it's former glory.

[[File:Dengf.png]] Deng Xiaoping Theory
Deng Xiaoping Theory is a political and economic theory that promotes a reformed and decentralized socialist economy with a neo-authoritarian political model. It supports broad economic reforms, including agricultural reforms (Household Responsibility System) that didn’t privatize the collectivized and inefficient agriculture under Mao’s regime but instead introduced a mixed economic land system. It also opened SEZs such as Shenzhen and Zhuhai that opened to the world with a heavily regulated capitalist market economy in those cities. However, it opposed comprehensive political reforms and instead opted for limited reforms like the ones implemented by Nikita Khrushchev,  alongside the 70% good and 30% assessment on Mao, which is a partial revision and not a complete denouncement.

[[File:Jiang_Tze-min.png]] Three Represents/Jiang Zemin Thought
WIP

[[File:HumanisticCapitalism.png]] Scientific Outlook on Development
WIP

[[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
Xi Jinping's concept of "Chinese Dream" has been described as an expression of new nationalism. His form of nationalism stresses pride in the historic Chinese civilisation, embracing the teachings of  Confucius and other ancient Chinese sages, and thus rejecting the anti-Confucius campaign of Party chairman Mao Zedong.

However, Xi is, on the other hand, a proud Maoist who wants to reverse some of the legacies of the reform and open as he erased the cultural revolution from the Chinese textbook as the party’s mistakes.

Personality
Deng is a true Machiavellianist who constantly changes his political positions for his own personal benefit and holds on to power. He isn’t a real reformist and is an opportunist and a pragmatist who is willing to betray his previous ideals like Maoism and reformism when he feels it suits him.

It doesn’t matter whether cat (CCP) is black or white, as long as it catches mice (solves the problems of the CPC) it's good.

Beliefs
He believes in what he calls “ Socialism with Chinese characteristics”, where the adoption of market economics is seen as a pragmatic step. Deng himself said: "It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice."

While "Dengism" usually refers to the economic theories and practices of Deng Xiaoping, it can also, in some cases, be used to represent the cultural policies of Deng and following leaders. In this case, Dengism is against many progressive practices such as lax drug restrictions and homosexuality. Whether it's to promote order by appealing to its conservative citizens after regretting the progressive excesses of the Cultural Revolution or to prevent "Western bourgeois" influence is debatable.

Nonetheless, Dengism is unafraid to promote Chinese homogeneity, and generally enacts policies that favor those of Han ethnicity. He even attempts to "sinicise" ethnic minorities, and shows great disdain for minorities that are separatist or "reactionary". However, even other Han Chinese who don't live under his complete jurisdiction (e.g. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao) aren't spared.

How to Draw
Deng_flag.svg Dengism's symbol is the flag of the People's Republic of China, with the main star replaced with a yuan (¥) symbol. The flag is supposed to represent a stark contrast between socialist principles of the PRC and its market-based economy.


 * 1) Draw a ball
 * 2) Fill it with red
 * 3) Draw a yellow Yuan symbol in the top left
 * 4) Draw 4 small stars to the right of it in the same color
 * 5) Add the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File: Capcom.png]] Capitalist Communism - OMG he's literally me!
 * [[File: Statecap.png]] State Capitalism - The state shall guide the industry!
 * [[File:Nazbol.png]] National Bolshevism - Han supremacist socialism sounds based.
 * [[File:Consocf.png]] Conservative Socialism - I enjoy banning western degeneracy.
 * [[file:Technocracy.png]] Technocracy - The Communist Party of China is run by only the best engineers and scientists in the nation.
 * [[File: Yellsoc.png]] Yellow Socialism - You seem to like me a lot, but I need to say I'm not you for technical reasons.
 * [[File:Corp.png]] Corporatocracy - Comrade Musk will lead the revolution ✊
 * [[File:Pinochet.png]] Pinochetism - A good friend of mine, despite what he did to communists. I do it too but the opposite.
 * [[File:PolState.png]] Police Statism - Thanks for crushing those who disagree with me and setting up the social credit system!
 * [[File: Indust.png]] Industrialism - Thanks for pumping all the smog and filth into my cities! The massive child run sweat-shops to help make my cheap products is also a nice touch!
 * [[File: PAP(Singapore).png]] Lee Kuan Yew Thought - My original role model and main inspiration who taught me everything I know. R.I.P Legend.
 * [[File:Euras.png]] Fourth Theory - Dugin is based for multipolarity and we both hate the West and its progressiveness.
 * [[FIle:Putin.png]] Putinism - Best brother! We enjoy laughing at dumb Americans losing their sh*ts over our countries. We should make pancakes again. But please calm down with Ukraine. We're supposed to be anti-imperialist and attacking another sovereign nation will only legitimize NATO. Now ignore my plans for Taiwan in the near future.
 * [[FIle:Baath.png]] Ba'athism and [[FIle:Khom.png]] Khomeinism - I armed both sides during the Iran-Iraq War! As for now, both Assad's Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran are based allies in the resistance against Western imperialism!
 * [[File:Mach.png]] Machiavellianism - It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.

Frenemies

 * [[File: ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - I am you, stop calling me revisionist.
 * [[File:Soc.png]] Socialism - I like saying I’m you but I will never return to a planned economy.
 * [[File:Cap.png]] Capitalism - I am also partially you, but I still need some state control over markets.
 * [[File: Mao.png]] Maoism - I'll say I'm your successor but your followers keep trying to overthrow me because I'm "revisionist". Also, the cultural revolution and rejection of capitalism and markets were a complete failure, it doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white as long as it catches the mice.
 * [[File:Zio.png]] Zionism - I am mixed on you and I recognize Palestine sometimes. While other communists hate you, you're a good trade partner.
 * [[File:Ormarxf.png]] Marxism - Why do you feel so conflicted whenever I’m brought up? I even made an anime about you!
 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - I like your 3rd positionism and statism but I'll never say this in public. Love your praxis and tactics, but bad optics in todays world, as soft power always works in the long run.
 * [[file:Marketsoc.png]] Market Socialism - Sounds cool. Wait... you actually want DEMOCRATIC control of the workplace? Chang, get the tanks!
 * [[File:Reactsoc.png]] Reactionary Socialism - Too traditionalist and nationalist for my liking, but still kinda based.
 * [[File:Chine.png]] Chinese Theocracy - Look, I'm aware at how horrible the Cultural Revolution was, but reactionaries need to stop simping for you.
 * [[File: Juche.png]] Juche - We helped you back in the old days against South Korea, but you need to open your markets. Also if you throw nukes around like that I'll get radiation sickness.
 * [[File:StateathFedora.png]] State Atheism - Useful for my goals, but he needs to calm down, in China there are some religions that I can tolerate, like Christianity (as long as their believers agree to do whatever I say and obey me).
 * [[File:Christy.png]] Christian Theocracy - You would be okay if you let me do one thing, that thing being rewriting the Bible.
 * [[file:Muslim 2.png]] Islamic Theocracy - As long as we keep our economic relationship and shut up about Xinjiang, we'll be friends. Also I recognize Palestine but won't support them.
 * [[File:Altr.png]] Alt-Right and [[File:Whitesup.png]] White Nationalism - Ah yes, the baiyou who admires how I deal with ethnic minorities, when the camps don't exist! Andrew Anglin is kinda based though.
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism and [[File:Nazcap-Hat.png]] National Capitalism - If they keep saying I'm you you can't be that bad, right? I hate that people compare me to him but I have to be thankful for John Rabe for saving many Chinese civilians during the Nanjing Massacre.
 * [[File:China-blueshirt.png]] Chinese Blueshirtism - "Chinazi", but unironic. Overall nice but bad for PR, so I will pretend to be unrelated.
 * [[File:Ingsocf.png]] Ingsoc, [[File:Neobol.png]] Neo-Bolshevism & [[File:OOTS.png]] Death Worship - Me but 100 times spicier. You guys seem like a good model to follow, but I am still going to censor your books in China! I don't want people to know I took inspiration from you...
 * [[File:Blacknat.png]] Black Nationalism - Many people who follow me are not the biggest fan of you. But thank you to introducing me to rap. I made some of my own [[File:Circulus.png]] C-Rap thanks to you!
 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - You may be anti-state and want to challenge my socialist rule. But as long as you respect my laws you are tolerable. Also thanks for the child-labor. Child labor in sweat shops to mass-produce cheap products TRULY are ideal for making a prosperous market!
 * [[File: 3princ.png]] Tridemism - I WILL RECLAIM YOU WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, EVEN YOUR FOUNDING FATHER AGREED WITH ME. But thanks for your support against [[File:PanGreenTW.png]] Taiwanese independence tho. NEVER FORGET the 1992 Consensus!
 * [[File:Korwinism-Pikselart.png]] Korwinism [[File:Korwinism (UPR).png]] - Quotes my response towards Tiananmen protests as an inspiration, when these protests never happened! BTW thanks for your compliment, at least we both hate Democracy and [[File:Prog.png]] him.
 * [[file:Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - Our relationship is complicated, to say the least. I helped you in the 1970s and 80s with arming and financing various anti-communist groups and governments in Afghanistan, Chile, Nepal, and the Philippines. Also, Henry Kissinger is and will remain a friend of the Chinese people. But for f*ck sake, stop trying to start a second cold war over my rightful expa I mean, over nothing you CIA motherfuckers! Also you're a filthy NAME STEALER!!!!! We do have a lot in common though.
 * [[File:Liberalconservative.png]] Liberal Conservatism - By all logic, we should be mortal enemies but I get along surprisingly well with most of his followers. Bush I, Merkel, Piñera, May, were all based friends of the Chinese people. Just don't condemn me over my non-existent human rights abuses and we're good.
 * [[File:Trad.png]] Traditionalism - Yes, yes, its true, in this period I'm becoming more and more Culturally Right, and it can be seen by the fact that I'm going more and more against [[File:Prog.png]] baizuos, [[File:Fem.png]] feminism, [[File:Gay.png]] LGBT """people""" and [[File:Gamer.png]] gamers. But please, keep it as a secret between us, its bad for business with countries of the Western world. Also, you hate my restriction of religion, human experimentation and oppression of non-Han culture.
 * [[File:Jihad.png]] Jihadism - Dude, you're scaring me with the way you terrorize people, but [[File:Cball-Taliban.png]] the Taliban likes me. Besides, I gave some of your fellas support to kick out [[File:ML.png]] Soviet social imperialists in Afghanistan... just stop radicalising my Uyghurs, yikes.
 * [[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]] Mediacracy - The media is Western ploy unless it's run by me. Shhh, don't tell anyone I'm committing a genocide on one of my ethnic minorities!
 * [[File:Klep.png]] Kleptocracy - We were good friends once but Hu, and now Xi is getting rid of you.

Enemies

 * [[File:3way.png]] Third Way - F*ck Clinton for the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, 1999.
 * [[File: Hoxha.png]] Hoxhaism - Calls me revisionist scum despite being a dogmatic revisionist himself.
 * [[File:Mao3word.png]] Maoism–Third Worldism - What is this nonsense?!
 * [[File:MLM.png]] Marxism–Leninism–Maoism - WE! DON'T! RECOGNISE! YOU! How am I going to deal with this Maoist pullback nonsense?
 * [[file:LeftCom.png]] Left Communism - I've built up the strongest economy on Earth, what have you done?
 * [[File:Prog.png]] Progressivism - Baizuo idiot. Get your dirty woke hands off of my cultural society, and go back to America, A.K.A. the place you originated your political correctness from.
 * [[File: dsa.png]] Democratic Socialism - Democracy, workers’ right, and democratic control of industries? Cringe!
 * [[File:Antifa.png]] Anti-Fascism - Even worse baizuo idiot.
 * [[File:Fem.png]] Feminism - You're behind the declining marriage and birth rates in China! Enjoy being kicked from the server by the Great Firewall of China!
 * [[File:Gamer.png]] Gamers - *Your weekly gaming time limit has been exceeded, TAKE A REST AND STOP GAMING RIGHT NOW!*
 * [[file:Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - Free Hong Kong? It was freed in 1997. Don't force me to use the NSA law to deal with you.
 * [[File:Gay.png]] LGBT, [[File:Pinkcap.png]] Pink Capitalism & [[File:Anqueer.png]] Queer Anarchism - [[File: Mao.png]] Mao was right about this nonsense, time to get banned from the Internet.
 * [[file:Menslib.png]] Men's Liberation - [[File:Femboy.png]] Femboys? LIBERATION?! Not on the watch of our glorious macho party!
 * [[File:Grey-Wolves-icon-pcb.png]] Islamic Fascism - STOP ATTACKING ME YOU IDIOT! I AM NOT OPPRESSING [[File:Cball-Xinjiang.png]] UYGHURS THAT'S ALL WESTERN PROPAGANDA! FUCK YOU AND FUCK PAN-TURKISM!
 * [[File:React.png]] Reactionarism/Cultism [[File:Falun Gong Theo.png]]- THE WORST! FUCK OFF! FALUN GONG IS A TERRORIST CULT. THE "ORGAN HARVESTING" IS LITERAL PROPAGANDA. GOT ANY EVIDENCE? I KILL FEWER FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS THAN CURABLE DISEASES. Hey, brother. Let's wash their brains. *insert wall of text here*
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - No, I'm not a "fascist", anarkiddy.
 * [[File:Trumpism.png]] Trumpism - Corona isn't our fault, it's your fault to have downplayed it, ok?
 * [[File:JapCom.png]] Reformist Marxism - First he calls me a fake communist but then he doesn't even want revolution himself? Cringe!
 * [[File: Khrusch.png]] Khrushchevism - “Listen, they can call me anything they like in the West, but I know Khrushchev well; I dealt with him personally for ten years, and I can assure you that comparing me to Khrushchev is insulting.“
 * [[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] Right-Wing Populism & [[File:Altl.png]] Alt-Lite - You will be kicked from the server by the Great Firewall of China for spreading Anti-Chinese Western lies!
 * [[File:Imp.png]] Imperialism - Racist Anti-China forces that want to destroy us! Who could ever do such a disgusting thing against innocent people just because they are different?!?! Now ignore everything I am going to say regarding the various independence and minority rights movements.
 * [[File:Ilminism.png]] Ilminism - I will still support DPRK over you.
 * [[File:Cball-HongKong.png]] Hong Kong Protestors - Protestors? More like CIA agents! You say you want freedom? Sure, I will free you from your lives!
 * [[File:Cball-Tibet.png]] Tibetan Separatism - Free Tibet? Tibet was freed in 1951!
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism and [[File:Nalib.png]] National Liberalism - Goddamn [[File:DPP-Taiwan.png]] Pan Green trying to steer Taiwan away from me!
 * [[File:BudAn.png]] Buddhist Anarchism & [[File:Buddhist Socialism.png]] Buddhist Socialism - We would like to remind you that this ideology has never existed all "Tibetans" are being treated fairly and the re-education camps are all Anti-Chinese propaganda!
 * [[File:Cball-Xinjiang.png]] Uyghur Separatism - We would like to remind you that this ideology has never existed and all "Uyghurs" are being treated fairly and the re-education camps are also all Anti-Chinese propaganda!
 * [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] Piratism - This article has officially been BLOCKED by our firewall servers for portraying false Anti-Chinese Propaganda! Your social credit score has been greatly deducted by viewing this page. Any and all attempts to access this page will result in severe criminal punishment! Except if I'm distributing videos and low quality bootlegs with you, then you're cool.
 * [[File:Sep.png]] Separatism - Every parts of China I made claims on are sacred and indivisible!! See you in re-education camp, scumbag!!!
 * [[File:Plcn2.png]] American Paleoconservatives - Xixixi keep dreaming, China will succeed America as world superpower! BTW you too hate Baizuos, kinda based. Also Nick Fuentes is mega based as he supported me to take back Taiwan.

Wikipedia

 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Deng Xiaoping Theory
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Socialism with Chinese characteristics
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Chinese communist party
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Socialist Market Economy
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Ideology of the Chinese Communist Party
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Opening of China [[File:Statecap.png]][[File:Authcap.png]]
 * [[File:Dengf.png]][[File:Jiang_Tze-min.png]] Corruption in China [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] [[File:Jiang_Tze-min.png]] [[File:Consocf.png]] [[File:Tankie.png]] [[File:PolState.png]] 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre [[File:Thar.png]] [[File:Liberal Democracy.png]] [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[File:Necon.png]] [[File:Prog-u.png]] [[File:Liberalsoc.png]] [[File:Demsocstar.png]] [[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[File:3princ.png]]
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour
 * [[File:Dengf.png]][[File:PolState.png]] Great Firewall
 * [[File:Dengf.png]][[File:PolState.png]] Laogai [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] Belt and Road Initiative [[File:Cball-UN.png]]
 * [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] 2020–2021 Xi Jinping Administration reform spree

Notable Members of the Communist Party of China (1978-)

 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Deng Xiaoping [[File: Dengf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Hu Yaobang [[File:Liberalsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Zhao Ziyang [[File:Liberalsoc.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Chen Yun [[File:Consocf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Li Peng [[File:Consocf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Jiang Zemin [[File: Jiang_Tze-min.png]](蟆蛤)
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Zhu Rongji [[File:Mach.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Cai Xia [[File:Liberal Democracy.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Hu Jintao [[File:HumanisticCapitalism.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Wen Jiabao [[File:Pop.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Zhou Yongkang [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Bo Xilai [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Guo Boxiong [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Xu Caihou [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Jack Ma [[File:Plutocrat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Xi Jinping [[File: XiJinpingThoughtf.png]](慶豐皇帝)
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Peng Liyuan [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]](彭媽媽)
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Li Keqiang [[File:HumanisticCapitalism.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Wang Huning [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]] [[File:HumanisticCapitalism.png]] [[File:Jiang_Tze-min.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Yang Jiechi
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Wang Qishan [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Wang Yi [[File:PolState.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Hua Chunying [[File:XiJinpingThoughtf.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Zhao Lijian [[File:Ethnonat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Chen Quanguo [[File:Ethnonat.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Hu Xijin [[File: Mediastocracy flair.png]]
 * [[File:Cball-China.png]] Chen Weihua [[File: Twitter.png]]

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