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Re:China’s growth figures fail to add up by tokenadult on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @09:07PM (#744604)
possibly emerging freedoms

I hope so. Things looked that way in 1989.

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Re:China’s growth figures fail to add up by papersmith on Thursday August 06, 2009 @01:50AM (#744884)
I wouldn't say the protest was without fruit. Much of the economic progress of the 90s owe to the government trying to please an impoverished population. Empty stomach sits at the root of much political changes in history, ideologies ride the hunger waves.
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