Well I would say no, because as the article points out, many party intellectuals fear that their country is already drifting inexorably towards capitalism. For China to be as successful as it has and for this to grow, it has had to embrace capitalism. As for the poor remaining poor and the rich getting richer (Avon Lady) isn't that what capatilism is really all about? In the UK for example, go back a hundred years or so and you could say a similar situation happened here. It was only with the help of the Trade Unions and subsequently the Labour Party back in the early 20th Century that living standards for the working class got much better over time.
Nemo
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"I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic".
Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL
AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF
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