I’d argue that possible rise of capitalism and liberalism is a bullet that China dodged. We only have to look at what happened after the collapse of USSR to see where that road leads. Meanwhile, all the recent surveys show high satisfaction with the government across all demographics. The pandemic handling in the west helped cure any delusions people in China might’ve had about the superiority of the western liberal system.
I’d argue that possible rise of capitalism and liberalism is a bullet that China dodged. We only have to look at what happened after the collapse of USSR to see where that road leads. Meanwhile, all the recent surveys show high satisfaction with the government across all demographics. The pandemic handling in the west helped cure any delusions people in China might’ve had about the superiority of the western liberal system.