It is Kokang and Changchun

　"Wait a minute, I'll take a call." Changchun picked up the phone to see who was calling him.

　Changchun looked carefully and saw that it was Kong Siyu calling, so he answered the phone: "Hello, Siyu, what's up?"

　"Changchun, I'm going to cook. Will you come back for dinner? Or do you want to eat black bread or steamed buns?" Kong Siyu, who was in the kitchen, wanted to make sure how many mouths would be fed for dinner before scooping rice into the pot.

　Changchun counted on his fingers and realized that he had only had steamed buns and black bread as staple food during his last vacation, so this time he decided to switch to rice. "I'll eat rice, but I might be back late," Changchun replied.

　"Okay, okay then... forget it." Kong Siyu hesitated to speak.

　"What's wrong, Siyu? Are you worried about something?" Changchun could hear the continued depression in Kong Siyu's tone.

　Kong Siyu hesitated for a moment, then decided to vent to Changchun. "It's okay. I just saw someone online saying that modern China is imperialist. I'm tired of hearing all this nonsense."

　Changchun was in a state of confusion after hearing this. "Hahahaha, I've heard this before. Their arguments and proofs are simply not worth trying."

　"But it really annoys me." Siyu held his forehead with his hand.

　"Oh, comrade, you haven't been around that circle much, so your ability to withstand it needs to be improved. Look at me, Changchun. I've been through a lot and have seen a lot." Changchun comforted Kong Siyu.

　Changchun then took a quick look around. He was still in the driverless taxi, with a safety officer in the driver's seat, and then he said to Siyu:

　"Well, Comrade Siyu, it's not convenient for me to discuss this critique with you in detail right now. I'll discuss it with you slowly when I get back... That's it, I'm hanging up."

　After Changchun hung up, Anshan asked, "What happened? Did your Siyu run into Zuo Ren, the challenger?"

　"Nine out of ten times, it's definitely the case." Changchun yawned. "Those guys have been going crazy against the Japanese Communist Party and the New Soviet Union recently. I don't even bother to pay attention to them."

　After a while, the driverless taxi stopped at the nearest parking spot to the three little ones' destination. Changchun thanked and said goodbye to the driver, then got off the car with Anshan and Taiyuan.

　As soon as Changchun got off the bus, he opened the app to check the fare. "Wow, only 6 yuan for 10 kilometers? That's really cheap."

　Anshan said: "It's just been launched, so the price is set. Once it becomes more popular, the price will probably increase. But no matter what, it's still cheaper than taxis with people."

　"Whatever..." Changchun stretched himself, looked up at the small mountainous area embedded in the city from the satellite image, and said excitedly, "Today we'll see who can cross the mountains and ridges faster!"

　Before he finished speaking, Changchun immediately ran up the mountain.

　"Hey! Changchun, you are running too fast, right? Stop!" Anshan shouted behind Changchun and hurriedly chased after him.

　"Hey? Sister Anshan, Sister Changchun! Wait for me!" Taiyuan had just reacted, but Changchun and Anshan had already run twenty or thirty meters.

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　After a fun hike, it was time to head home for dinner. Changchun couldn't wait to microwave the food and then devour it.

　Changchun picked up a few sweet and sour eggplants and put them into his mouth.

　, then immediately eat two mouthfuls of Jiutai rice, chewing it repeatedly to enjoy the neutral taste.

　"By the way, Siyu, let me help you solve the problem you reported to me over the phone before." Changchun had just finished speaking when he hurriedly put food into his mouth.

　"Don't worry, don't worry. You eat as fast as a starving ghost. I'm afraid you'll choke." Kong Siyu wanted Changchun to finish his meal before talking.

　Changchun smiled and said, "It's okay. Talking will slow you down. Besides, the ship girl won't choke, and if she does, no one will die. What's there to be afraid of?"

　Then Changchun began to discuss the so-called "Chinese Imperialism" issue, using her innate 2D cute girl voice, speaking the words of experts and professors: "This fallacy is mainly based on the definition and characteristics of imperialism in Comrade Lenin's "Imperialism is the Highest Stage of Capitalism".

　The "Chinese Imperialism" theory uses the original definition and argues that as long as capital is exported, it is imperialism. Based on this, they conclude that China is imperialist because of its large amount of overseas investment.

　Changchun paused, quickly finished the last few mouthfuls of food in his bowl, put the bowl aside, and began his long speech again: "This view is actually untenable from beginning to end. Why? It's actually very simple.

　Admittedly, we must admit that my country's current socialist market economy itself contains capitalist elements, so it must exhibit capitalist characteristics in some aspects.

　Furthermore, in recent years, China has become second only to the United States in terms of foreign investment. Does this mean that China is imperialist?

　Changchun, like a seasoned parrot, stopped talking abruptly, stood up, walked to the refrigerator, took out the iced "milk", filled a glass, took two sips to moisten his throat, and continued:

　"Of course not. Comrade Lenin's original words were: 'The export of capital is of special importance.' In terms of absolute figures, China does export more, but what about the proportion? You have to look at the position of capital export in the national economy. This is the key."

　The World Bank has data on China in this regard. China's total overseas investment accounts for only 0.7% of GDP. This proportion is lower than that of a large number of old or emerging capitalist powers, and even lower than that of Ireland.

　Speaking of Ireland, it's particularly interesting. In 2015, the percentage was 64.9%. By that definition, does that make Ireland the most powerful imperialist country?

　Then in 2019, Ireland's ratio was negative, not just a little bit, but several tens of percent. So, has Ireland suddenly turned from an imperialist country into an economic colonizer?

　This isn't to say Lenin was wrong, of course; this is just one of the characteristics of imperialism that Lenin identified. What I'm saying is that a single criterion alone can't effectively support a particular viewpoint, especially when the subject of the argument doesn't even meet that criterion.

　It is obviously unconvincing to label China as an imperialist based solely on the amount of its foreign investment and the act of foreign investment.

　Then again, every foreign investment must go through a bank. In modern society, there is no currency in circulation that does not pass through the hands of a bank.

　Therefore, banks play a decisive role in connecting the past and the future in foreign investment, or in the entire process of capital circulation.

　In my country, the most influential banks are state-owned and regulated by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) and the central bank. They are not privately owned. They are accountable only to the central bank and the CBRC, not to private capital.

　Banks are supervised by the State Council, and ultimately they must report to the Party and the National People's Congress, answering to the people. Therefore, the primary goal of my country's overseas investment is not profit maximization, which is the most prominent characteristic of capitalism.

　Changchun paused for a moment, took another sip of ice milk, and asked Kong Siyu if she wanted some. Kong Siyu declined Changchun's invitation, saying she was a little full tonight.

　Changchun put down his cup and continued, "The same is true for banks and state-owned enterprises. China's state-owned enterprises are the economic foundation of the Party and the government, and the pillar and leading force of the national economy."

　Comrade Lenin also said that monopolies play a decisive role in economic life and are a fundamental characteristic of capitalism. Some might argue that Tencent and Alibaba are not. At best, they are private monopolies, far from being monopolies.

　What is a monopoly organization? A monopoly organization is an organization established by multiple large companies through various forms such as agreements, controlling shares, and shareholding in order to obtain high profits.

　This is clearly not the case with Alibaba and Tencent. Although they are household names in people's economic lives and ordinary people have used their related products and services, this does not play a decisive role.

　"That kind of influence on the macro level, on major political and economic policies, is what we call a decisive role. Even if Jack Ma gets carried away, what can he influence? Wouldn't a combined attack from the state instantly wake him up?"

　Changchun took a few more sips of iced "milk" and analyzed again: "As we all know, social existence determines social consciousness, and social consciousness determines social behavior. Then it is not difficult to reverse the process: social behavior reflects social consciousness, and social consciousness reflects social existence.

　Under the long-standing world economic order dominated by imperialism, emerging countries must obtain funds to develop their economies. However, the imbalance of international political and economic development has

　Emerging countries can only borrow funds from imperialism.

　Imperialism controls the international purse strings and, therefore, the international social power. According to the historical nature of imperialism, emerging countries will inevitably be threatened by imperialist countries with loans in order to control their political economy.

　This behavior is determined by the expansionary nature of imperialism, because they cannot survive without expansion, otherwise they will sooner or later be pushed to death by the overall declining profit rate.

　Therefore, they must exercise political and economic control over other countries and make them their loyal dogs in order to maximize their profits.

　The imperialist countries' rogue behavior, which is sweet-mouthed but treacherous, reflects their imperialist hegemonic ideology, which in turn reflects their existence as imperialists.

　So, how does China conduct its overseas investment? China's overseas investment does not have any political strings attached, whether those that others can naturally accept or those that are obviously unfair or unreasonable. This is the biggest characteristic of our exports.

　Even if our country allows private enterprises to go out and take on work, it is based on the requirement that they abide by local laws, deal well with local governments and people, and assume corresponding social responsibilities.

　On the contrary, these countries, after accepting our loans, have seen their economies develop, their people's living standards improve, their backs become stronger in the face of their colonizers, and they have further promoted the independence and liberation movements of the Third World. Is this what imperialism would do? Is this what the pursuit of expansion and profit maximization would do?

　Furthermore, China is actively helping Africa with its industrial transformation, which doesn't seem like imperialism at all. my country's industrial transformation efforts are like digging up the graves of European and American ancestors, from their fathers to Homo erectus, drawing all sorts of sanctions and blows.

　After all, for imperialist countries, what's the point of industrial transformation? Is it to steal my jobs? Aren't cheap labor and resources attractive? How can I maximize profits? How can I maintain a good appearance internally?

　Therefore, precisely because we are not imperialists, we can act in ways that are completely different from those of imperialism, enriching nations and countries that have suffered centuries of colonial exploitation and pushing the anti-imperialist struggle to a higher level.

　Changchun finished speaking, lowering her cup for the third time, this time draining the milk in one gulp. She let out a long sigh and concluded, "The only things left are international monopoly alliances, military expansion, and colonization. I won't argue about these two. Siyu, you know China has never had such a thing."

　These people have learned a lot of Marxist-Leninist classics, but they haven't learned the living soul of Marxism - concrete analysis of specific issues. Or, even if they have learned it, they don't know how to apply it or are not good at applying it. They only know how to recite it rotely and try to find the right solution by sticking to the old ways. They have read the classics of the sages and have lost everything.

　Changchun's lengthy speech aroused Kong Siyu's inexplicable awe, and she quickly applauded in praise. The enthusiasm of the applause was comparable to the thunderous applause of party members at the Party Congress during Mao's era.

　"Awesome! As expected of an old revolutionary, Little Changchun is the best! His theoretical analysis comes effortlessly to me. Although I couldn't keep up, I still understood some of it."

　Chapter 449 Tax Reduction Immortal Huashan Sauce

　After the Japanese Communists entered Tokyo, they were overwhelmed with work. Party and government officials, who had been relieved somewhat after the Second Battle of Sekigahara, were now as busy as ever, if not more so.

　Fortunately, compared with the CCP in its early days, there is no need to worry about the lack of cultural population leading to a shortage of administrative positions.

　In terms of the economy, the first thing the JCP did was to ensure the supply of materials to Tokyo and abolish the local agricultural cooperatives. The second thing was to abolish some of the LDP government's harsh taxes and levies, while also significantly reducing the rates of some mandatory taxes.

　Fumio Kishida has a nickname called "tax increase glasses/four eyes" This nickname is the Japanese people's reaction to the various indiscriminate tax increases imposed by Kishida after he came to power.

　After the Japanese Communist Party launched the revolution, Kishida further raised the tax rate in order to recruit troops to suppress the revolution, and even raised the consumption tax rate to more than 20% (the real world is 15%).

　At the same time, various strange taxes were added, such as the "pollen tax" mentioned earlier. Later, because of the Ishikawa Prefecture earthquake, a one-year "reconstruction tax" was set under the pretext of asking for money for earthquake reconstruction.

　The LDP's inaction in this regard objectively benefited the Japanese Communist Party - the Japanese Communist Party simply abolished various outrageous taxes and adjusted existing taxes back to normal levels, which aroused loud cheers from the masses.

　But the Japanese Communist Party did not stop there. They announced to the outside world that this was just the beginning and that they would carry out major reforms to the existing financial and taxation system in the near future. They also assured the masses that this move was definitely not a replica of Kishida's behavior, but would truly benefit the broad masses of people.

　After this wave, many messages of praise appeared on the official website and social media accounts of the Japanese Communist Party, but some of them were really... hard to describe in words.

　At this moment, inside the new headquarters of the Japanese Communist Party (formerly the Prime Minister's official residence), Nakano Hiroharu was discussing this with Ibaraki Hanafu. "...You don't know there's a comment like this: 'Without Ibaraki Hanafu, the Japanese Communist movement would be in darkness forever.' Look at what they're saying... well...

　And there's this: your administration is like a 'god pointing the way' for Japan, and it's a world of difference compared to the Liberal Democratic Party's bunch of demons and monsters..."

　These messages

　The praise was so cheesy, each one more ridiculous than the last, that Nakano could barely stand it. He finally found a normal one and said, "This one's much better—'Tax Reduction Immortal,' that's the nickname netizens gave you. Compared to the others, this one seems quite normal."

　"Hahahaha..." Ibaraki Hanafu couldn't help but laugh. "This 'Tax Reduction Sage' is indeed okay, but objectively speaking, I just returned to my original state. How can I be called a 'Sage'?"

　Hua Fan then commented on the first two, "The first two, especially the first one, are a bit corny. But from another perspective, this is also a manifestation of the enthusiastic support of some people."

　Then she changed the subject and pointed out some problems: "But I have to remind you that when you praise Party members and leading cadres, you must be realistic and avoid using overly exaggerated words, otherwise people will think these people are our proxies."

　"That's exactly what I was thinking," Nakano Hiroji sighed. "To be frank, if just doing normal human affairs can draw cheers, then how bad must the LDP be..."

　"In that case, let's cheer even louder." Ibaraki Hanafu said ambitiously, "We still need to carry out fiscal and tax reforms to allow the people to enjoy more benefits, rather than just staying at the superficial level of tax cuts.

　We can't let the masses like us because they dislike the LDP. Instead, we should do practical things that benefit the masses, let them feel the benefits, and then discover the fundamental differences between us and the LDP. Only then can we generate genuine support from the bottom of our hearts."

　Nakano Hiroji suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, speaking of fiscal and tax reform, it seems that our Chinese comrades are also working on this recently. I wonder what the Chairman thinks?"

　"I recently took a quick look at this. Its purpose is to promote consumption upgrades and strengthen local taxation initiatives. There are quite a few noteworthy points in it, and it could be a reference for Japan."

　Ibaraki Hanasu went on to say, "In China's fiscal and taxation system, I am most interested in value-added tax. Compared with our consumption tax, China's value-added tax is collected from the production and circulation process of goods, while our consumption tax is collected from the consumption process.

　While consumption tax only considers the burden borne by consumers, value-added tax takes a much broader approach. The latter effectively distributes the tax burden borne by consumers to everyone involved in the flow of goods.

　For example, if a PS5 game console originally costs 70000 yen and a 10% consumption tax is added, the consumer will have to pay 77000 yen when purchasing it, which means they will have to pay an extra 7000 yen.

　If VAT is used, the original price will be the extra 7000 yen, which will be borne by the manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer, and consumers will not have to pay consumption tax.

　"But don't consumers still have to pay 77000 to buy a game console? It's still the same as before." Hiroharu Nakano was puzzled.

　Ibaraki Hanafu shook his head and corrected him, "Compared to consumption tax, value-added tax avoids double taxation, has high tax efficiency, and a broad tax base. With other conditions remaining unchanged and equal, value-added tax can bring the country more fiscal revenue than consumption tax.

　For consumers, even if the price of the game console is still 77000 yuan, the tax the country collects from it is higher than before. Without increasing the burden on consumers, the relevant state taxes have increased. Isn’t this a good thing?

　If we stick with the existing consumption tax, and all other factors remain unchanged, there's no other way to collect the same amount of revenue as with the VAT except to raise the tax rate. Then people will accuse us of gossip, saying there's no difference between the Communist Party and the Liberal Democratic Party."

　Ibaraki-chan then continued, "It's not that consumption tax is bad, it just needs to be used wisely, knowing what should be collected and what shouldn't be collected.

　The Liberal Democratic Party's consumption tax covers all commodities, including primary agricultural products and daily necessities. The tax increase is indiscriminate and uniform. In the end, the general public bears the heaviest burden, which is really ugly.

　What's even funnier is that foreign tourists or temporary visitors don't have to pay consumption tax, while Japanese residents do. For foreigners visiting Japan for a short time, Japan is like a country-wide duty-free shop.

　If Japan needs to boost tourism, this policy is understandable, but Japan already has enough tourists. The depreciation of the yen in the past two years has pushed the growth rate of tourists to Japan to new highs.

　Although the yen has plummeted due to the war, it will surely rebound as the situation stabilizes. The yen's depreciation during the LDP era was so extreme that even with our continued efforts, it will take several years for it to recover.

　Secondly, our relations with many of our neighboring countries have fundamentally improved recently. This will further increase the number of tourists, especially Chinese tourists, who are definitely the largest group.

　"I see no need for stimulus policies given Japan's long history of tourism. So, why not treat everyone equally? If they offer tax exemptions to tourists and temporary residents, a duty-free shop or something would be enough."

　Ibaraki Hanafu paused. Her mouth felt dry after talking so much, so she went to the water dispenser to get a glass of water and continued, "As for consumption tax, it should not be levied on food, clothing, and daily necessities. It should be used for high-end luxury goods and special commodities.

　Expensive goods like these are mostly purchased by the wealthy or the upper class. It's only natural that they should pay more tax, so why should people with less money pay more tax?

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　Some people think that tobacco excise taxes should be significantly increased, which would not only generate more revenue but also encourage smokers with average financial resources to quit. How good would that be?

　When Ibaraki Kafuu said this, Nakano Hiroharu seemed to think the chairman had missed something and asked, "What about the alcohol consumption tax?"

　Ibaraki Hanafu: "..."

　After a moment of awkwardness passed, Ibaraki Hanafugi coughed twice and said in a serious tone, "Nakano, you're right. We absolutely cannot make exceptions just because of the preferences of national leaders. The alcohol consumption tax must also be raised."

　As Ibaraki Hanaou said this, a sense of melancholy suddenly emerged within her. For someone who loves alcohol so much, the decision to significantly increase liquor taxes for the sake of national and societal interests is a truly heroic act.

　For Communists, this spirit of self-revolution is essential. If Ibaraki Hanaogi didn't have this spirit, let alone making this decision, she probably wouldn't have embarked on the path of self-cultivation long ago.

　"...In the past, Japan had another annoying tax - the 'resident tax'." As Ibaraki Hanasu spoke, he began to criticize the resident tax.

　"It's pronounced 'resident tax' and written as 'head tax'!" Hua Shan gave a sharp definition. "Even if there's a way to calculate income, we already have individual income tax. Why do we need this? Wouldn't it be better to merge it into the individual income tax or abolish it?

　"Equalization is even more outrageous. It's a flat tax, regardless of your income. It's a fixed amount regardless of drought or flood. How can that be? The poll tax is the most unfair tax there is. This is sheer nonsense!"

　[PS: Anyone living in Japan permanently is required to pay resident tax annually to the local government where their household registration is located. There are two ways to calculate resident tax: an "equalization amount" and an "income amount." The former, in particular, gives the tax a strong sense of a head tax.

　The "equal amount" applies to people who do not have a fixed income. For example, people living in Tokyo, according to the "equal amount", need to pay 1000 yen in resident tax and 3000 yen in ward resident tax each month, for a total of 4000 yen.

　“收入额”是根据个人收入所得而定，譬如年收入500万日元的人，1年需要缴纳住民税为24万日元。年收入1000万日元的人，1年需要缴纳住民税为63万日元。】