https://www.scmp.com/rss/330699/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In most countries, the principle of “common prosperity for all” would be as close to a political cliché as you could get. What more could a modern democratic leader possibly promise? But for China, and particularly the Communist Party, last week’s call for gongtong fuyu carries a distinct significance. It harks back to the party’s egalitarian origins and the vision championed by Mao Zedong after the party captured power in 1949. It alludes to the social and political contract engineered by Deng... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3145908/why-securing-middle-class-prosperity-vital-leaders-china-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3145908/why-securing-middle-class-prosperity-vital-leaders-china-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:15:09 +0000 Smangus was one of the last places in Taiwan to get electricity. To this day, villagers still hunt for game and maintain an egalitarian society where all profit is split evenly among residents. https://www.scmp.com/travel/life-taiwans-most-remote-tribe/article/3000299?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/life-taiwans-most-remote-tribe/article/3000299?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Dec 2018 03:21:35 +0000