China’s Communist regime arose out of a nationalist revolution against a discredited Kuomintang known for corruption and economic mismanagement.
That and the depredations of various foreign powers against China undoubtedly aided its rise to power.
While China has opened up to the world and delivered prosperity to millions through market policies, freedom is on the agenda in the future.
The young are no longer content with the mantra of stability and passively deferring to the status quo. Unrest in HK is proof of the democratic deficit China faces.
Economic reforms are no longer sufficient to maintain the Communist Party’a unchallenged monopoly on power.
Change is inevitable.
I don’t see why unrest in Hong Kong is representative of anything in the PRC.
It just isn’t.
EVERYONE, in both parties, has been selling out to China for the entire last generation and a half.
Everyone.