What exactly leads you to believe that, under such repression, China could never reach the level of development enjoyed by the United States? Why not consider what might happen if the repression were relaxed?
My impression is that things are as relaxed as they are going to get, and the trend these days seems to be in the direction of increasing repression.
My impression is that things are as relaxed as they are going to get, and the trend these days seems to be in the direction of increasing repression.