While the article starts out very interesting, towards the end the author starts to sound almost delusional. He implies that although the introduction of capitalist reforms seemed to help the Chinese at first, it has ultimately been an instrument of oppression. In reality, the market-based reforms in China are a classic case of the introduction of some capitalist principles massively increasing overall quality of life. An article telling how factory workers in China are offensively demanding better wages and better treatment is fascinating, but the author's militant Marxist worldview made the whole article a little less believable.