▁of ▁China ▁and ▁their ▁Ma o ist ▁or ▁anti - re vision ist ▁ad her ents ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁often ▁described ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁as ▁state ▁capital ist , ▁essentially ▁using ▁the ▁accepted ▁Marx ist ▁definition , ▁al beit ▁on ▁a ▁different ▁basis ▁and ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁span ▁of ▁time ▁from ▁either ▁the ▁T rot sky ists ▁or ▁the ▁left - comm un ists . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁Ma o ists ▁and ▁their ▁descend ants ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁state ▁capital ism ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁politics ▁of ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ▁and ▁his ▁success ors ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁similar ▁leaders ▁and ▁policies ▁in ▁other ▁self - sty led ▁" social ist " ▁states . ▁This ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ide ological ▁S ino - S ov iet ▁Split . ▁ ▁After ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ' s ▁death , ▁amid st ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁and ▁the ▁Gang ▁of ▁Four , ▁most ▁extended ▁the ▁state ▁capital ist ▁form ulation ▁to ▁China ▁itself ▁and ▁ceased ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁which ▁like wise ▁dist anced ▁itself ▁from ▁these ▁former ▁frat ernal ▁groups . ▁The ▁related ▁theory ▁of ▁H ox ha ism ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁largely ▁by ▁Social ist ▁Alban ian ▁President ▁En ver ▁H ox ha , ▁who ▁ins isted ▁that ▁Ma o ▁himself ▁had ▁purs ued ▁state ▁capital ist ▁and ▁revision ist ▁economic ▁policies . ▁ ▁Most ▁current ▁commun