Left-wing French economist rejects Chinese publishing censorship
The left wing French economist Thomas Piketty has written a new book that extends his discussion of economic inequality to the non Western world. There has been interest in publishing the book in China, but the Chinese publisher has presented a long list of passages they want censored, including his discussion of extreme inequality in China, the lack of an inheritance tax, and the lack of democracy. Unlike some other Western authors, who have bowed to Chinese censorship demands, Piketty has said he will not. Looks like the book will not be published there. This is among other things interesting for those who believe that left wingers automatically bow to communism or dictatorship.
1 min readSep 1, 2020
