The fundamental nature of a state, i.e., the class character and class relations of a state, also refers to the place occupied by various social classes within the state, showing which class holds the state power and which class is in rule. The state system embodies the class essence and connotation of a state. Mao Zedong pointed out that the state system is simply a question of the status of the various social classes within the state. Any state embodies the political rule of a certain class, and the political rule of different classes form different state systems…
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