Quote:
Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The Chinese citizenry will remain quiescent in its government’s authoritarian ways so long as their economic fortunes and living standards continue to improve. If the economy tanks, all bets are off. Which is why many of the well-heeled (including Communist party officials) have bolt-holes in Western countries as security.
|
It is not just that, but the CCP is also playing off Han Chinese (the vast majority) against "others", plus appealing to nationalism to deflect potential issues. It is actually very smart - on the one hand, we are making you richer, but also channelling discontent into "safe" outlets at the expense of internal and external "enemies". Muslim and Tibetan extremists, Japanese colonialists, American oppressors and their Korean lackeys, Vietnamese usurpers, etc - plenty of troublemakers.