Chang sounds optimistic that the COVID viruses will seriously weaken the CCP’s iron-fisted control. Doubt it.
Communist dictatorships have never fallen from natural or even manmade causes. Cuba is still a Stalinist state and Nicaragua is imitating it and has been for decades (after jailing or killing off any democratic opposition). No. Korea is still around after 70+ years. Not going anywhere soon.
Communism is making a strong comeback in Peru, possibly Bolivia, and a few other countries in So. America (remember hardcore reds ran Brazil for many years until their economic policies brought them down, now popular voting).
Xi can let millions of his people die and like Stalin, say, “One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. Communists loves statistics. Unfortunately the “people” are the “statistics” while the Party leaders live untouched lives of wealth, power and a “I don’t give a damn about the Blue Ants” mentality.
#15 my comment. It should have read: “remember hardcore reds ran Brazil for many years until their economic policies brought them down, NOT popular voting”.