Its going to be interesting how the Communist Party deals with the unrest.
So far China’s spectacular economic growth has made people willing to accept authoritarian rule in exchange for social stability and a better life.
All are bets are off it that disappears.
I concur, I am half convinced that the recent military activity and adventurism in the South China Sea is an attempt to mitigate internal dissent.
No one can know the true state of the Chinese economy. The official figures are completely untrustworthy. The state remains a major player through government (Party) owned companies (The PLA is a huge player in business).
If and when the economy crashes, the effects are incredibly unpredictable. You could just have demonstrations, you could get a civil war, or you could get a general war in eastern Asia and the Western Pacific.
I fear that the Party has been keeping the lid on so tight that instead of letting the pressure off slowly, the pot explodes instead.