Originally posted by Gorman91
reply to post by ollncasino
I suppose that is indeed true. However I think if China were to enter into a gilded age, it would in time force social changes. No nation on Earth has seen the rise of the middle class without the rise of social changes.
The sort of change which happened just recently ...
From an Asia Times Article by Francesco Sisci
BEIJING - It was for a few weeks the symbol of rebellion in communist China, the sign of the crippling of the state power, and the glaring signal of a coming revolution in Beijing. For weeks, the people of Wukan, a former fishing village in the southern province of Guangdong, fought against authorities who had allegedly seized common land, turned it into real estate while pocketing most of the proceeds, and rigged local elections.
and Bejings responce to the problem ..
Eventually, in the middle of January, shortly before the Chinese New Year, when traditionally all accounts have to be settled, provincial and national authorities decided to step in, making an unexpected decision. The leader of the rebellion, Lin Zuluan, 67, the age when leaders in China retire, was appointed secretary of the local branch of the Communist Party. He will be responsible for organizing a new local poll. Most of the press saluted the event, arguing that it marks a potential breakthrough in the way Beijing deals with dissent.
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And more pertinent to this Topic , another A Times Opinion on Iran and the BRICS group .
All that glitters is ... oil
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