How to Use state capitalism in a Sentence
state capitalism
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The same government that lectures Beijing about state capitalism and nonmarket behaviors now practices it at home.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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This move is uncomfortably reminiscent of China’s state capitalism, not to mention the attendant risks of cronyism.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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Industrial policy — or state capitalism, as the Chinese variant is called — has gone mainstream in Washington.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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There’s state capitalism, entrepreneurial capitalism, crony capitalism, free-market capitalism and more.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Instead of embracing liberalizing reform (as so many in the West assumed was inevitable), the Chinese Community Party tightened its grip, strengthened state capitalism, and maintained significant controls on foreign inflows of investment, trade, and information.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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