> Guanxi is how things get done when you don't have strong institutions. Totally agree. I am saying that from a point on, guanxi is the reason you don't have

> Guanxi is how things get done when you don't have strong institutions. Totally agree. I am saying that from a point on, guanxi is the reason you don't have strong institutions, precisely because they tend to form close-knit circles of power that prevent the forming of strong institutions. It's a vicious circle.