Well, I disagree. ROC and S. Korea went from a fascist state to democracy in a short period of time.
Talking to the Chinese college students at my church, I would say the fascists' days are really numbered.
"Well, I disagree. ROC and S. Korea went from a fascist state to democracy in a short period of time."
The ROC and ROK went from "fascist states" to democracy mostly because both were closely tied to the U.S. The U.S. propped up a number of anti-communist "dictatorships" after WWII that were eventually nudged toward democracy - Chile is another example. The PRC is obviously an entirely different situation.
"Talking to the Chinese college students at my church, I would say the fascists' days are really numbered."
How many are planning on going back to mainland China after graduating and starting up new political parties to challenge the one-party state? I also wonder if your church state-sanctioned in the PRC? In any case, I know a number of Chinese from the PRC and my impression is quite the opposite of yours. They are very happy to enjoy the freedoms in the U.S. but at the same time they more than satisfied with the CCP as long as their families are prosperous and they see China's power in the world growing.