Can centrally planned economy work

[iNow]

29 minutes ago, npts2020 said:

so the Chinese no longer use central planning

Incorrect 

29 minutes ago, npts2020 said:

or a you saying there are no longer famines in the world for the Chinese to avoid?

Incorrect 

[Ken Fabian]

@npts2020 China is not being run the way it was during Mao's time; it is far less isolationist. I don't think there has been any serious dangers of famine in China for a long time now; for one thing they have become major international traders who can afford to and do import food. But they have modernised agriculture and also export agricultural commodities.

[npts2020]

On 2/17/2025 at 1:46 AM, Ken Fabian said:

@npts2020 China is not being run the way it was during Mao's time; it is far less isolationist. I don't think there has been any serious dangers of famine in China for a long time now; for one thing they have become major international traders who can afford to and do import food. But they have modernised agriculture and also export agricultural commodities.

I would like to see a reference for any of this. I was always under the impression that Chairman Mao was beginning to end that isolation (mostly imposed by western colonial powers IMO) with his trade deal with President Nixon. 

[Ken Fabian]

@npts2020 Chinese governance and policy was never all the same under Mao - Mao's policies changed a lot - and yes, Mao was still around for the Nixon visit and by then sought to make China less isolationist, but China was still a long way from being the industrialised, trading nation it is now. Most of that happened post-Mao.