I’m convinced that technology and the internet will be China’s Achilles’ heel. They won’t be able to continue the level of censorship without slowly ceding to the opinions of the people. The incident recently regarding Li Datong and his criticism of the regime and the result is one example.
I can’t wait until it happens. I can’t wait for Chinese government to allow their people to have a voice. When the government has no choice in the matter, it will be all the more satisfying.
We think China is powerful now? Wait until the people control their own future. Self-determination of the people and the ability to communicate without restraint will_be_the_regime’s downfall.
As Fred wrote once, “Technology and markets trump the law.” It’s a great post. You should read it. He was talking about other things, but I think the same statement will apply to China one day in my lifetime.
The internet will trump China.
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