Sure. Check back in a decade. This is a board called “Free Republic” two things of which China is NOT. And I prefer to place my bets on victorious truths, not lies and anti-Christ despots. Thank you.
——Check back in a decade——
That is of course the best course. Check later.
While China is infact neither Free nor a Republic, there has been enormous change for the better in many peoples lives. The change is not total and because of the enormity of the population, certainly not uniform.
Meanwhile look back over the past decade for a clue as to the future.
I am guided by an article in Forbes that did just that. The article was concerned about the New River Delta. The New River is the land of the Taipan, north of the mouth and the enclaves of Hong Kong and Macao. Taipan established Hong Kong to trade with the enormous source of goods and market for products
I can’t remember all the precise details but in a decade, the delta population has grown from nine cities to a pretty much solid urban area with a population I believe of 68 million mostly young people. That relatively small area has the 13 th largest world economy. That area alone has an economy the size of Russia and Mexico and I believe Australia. I may have these examples wrong but the fact remains, This area of present China has a tremendous impact on the nation and thus the world.
This area has close ties to the various overseas Chinese communities in Singapore, Manila, Taiwan and San Francisco. There is travel back and forth by the young people involved in bigtime business.
Xi has no choice but th recognize this fact and deal with it. Old school Communist oppression will not be tolerated. While we watch and wait there will be change that is presently unknown in substance and scope.
More with some correction.....
The region is the Pearl River Delta, not the New River Delta
The population is 108 million
here’s the Forbes article....