Re:What Will Happen in the 2020s
by jsmonkey on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @12:39PM
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Yep, and the thing is that most Chinese don't even mind the high level of control for the time being. I don't see any significant large scale instability as long as the material quality of life continues to improve for the average Chinese.
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This is probably pretty normal historically. People start rebelling not just because of restrictions on freedom, but usually because their quality of life sucks. See what's happening in Hong Kong: they don't like the increasing Chinese oppression, sure, but they also have some serious quality-of-life complaints too, namely with housing prices.
When people are fat and comfortable, they tend not to rock the boat too much for vague ideals.