Note from LeftEast editors. This article was originally published in Czech language on June 2, 2022, on Alarm. We publish it as part of a cooperation among Eastern European leftist media platforms in ELMO (Eastern European Left Media Outlet).
Interview with political economist, expert on China and author of the award-winning book about debates in 1980s when the Chinese leadership knew they had to reform it’s economic system and move toward more marketization – but struggled over how to go about it.