China's internal troubles (not the Far West)

[MikeF]

The change will come. As other threads have noted even the military is expecting to transition to democracy. Historically these transitions can be messy. Theoretically, a poorly executed transition can lead to regional instability.

The Chinese will change or not change in their own way. Ultimately, they want to be like the West in that they way to pursue their own version of the American Dream (Chinese Dream?).

Another way to look at the issue is to recognize that we have two major problems in understanding China.

1. Sourcing. A lot of U.S. and western understanding about China is viewed from a Taiwanese lens. This lens is skewed toward a particular ideology.

2. Mass. China is huge. What looks like a riot at an Apple store may actually be normal for the way things work in an urban environment.