Editing Neoliberalism (section)

==== China ====
{{See also|Chinese economic reform}}
Following the death of [[Mao Zedong]] in 1976, [[Deng Xiaoping]] led the country through far ranging market-centered reforms, with the slogan of [[Moderately prosperous society|Xiǎokāng]], that combined neoliberalism with centralized [[authoritarianism]]. These focused on agriculture, industry, education and science/defense.{{sfnp|Harvey|2005|p=}}

Experts debate the extent to which traditional Maoist communist doctrines have been transformed to incorporate the new neoliberal ideas. In any case, the Chinese Communist Party remains a dominant force in setting economic and business policies.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Niv |last1=Horesh |first2=Kean Fan |last2=Lim |title=China: an East Asian alternative to neoliberalism? |journal=[[The Pacific Review|Pacific Review]] |volume=30 |number=4 |date=2017 |pages=425–442 |doi=10.1080/09512748.2016.1264459 |s2cid=157838428 |url=http://dro.dur.ac.uk/25972/1/25972.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427115432/http://dro.dur.ac.uk/25972/1/25972.pdf |archive-date=2019-04-27 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhou |first1=Yu |last2=Lin |first2=George C.S. |last3=Zhang |first3=Jun |year=2019 |title=Urban China through the lens of neoliberalism: Is a conceptual twist enough?. |journal=[[Urban Studies (journal)|Urban Studies]] |volume=56 |issue=1 |pages=33–43 |doi=10.1177/0042098018775367 |bibcode=2019UrbSt..56...33Z |s2cid=158354394}}</ref> Throughout the 20th century, Hong Kong was the outstanding neoliberal exemplar inside China.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tang |first1=Gary |last2=Hau-yin Yuen |first2=Raymond |year=2016 |title=Hong Kong as the 'neoliberal exception'of China: Transformation of Hong Kong citizenship before and after the transfer of sovereignty |journal=[[Journal of Chinese Political Science]] |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=469–484 |doi=10.1007/s11366-016-9438-7 |s2cid=157215962}}</ref>