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It seems that whenever there's a conflict between a segment of the population in China and the government, the government always wins. The Tiananmen Square prot
by incompatible 9y ago
It seems that whenever there's a conflict between a segment of the population in China and the government, the government always wins. The Tiananmen Square protests didn't lead to democracy, Hong Kong protests don't change anything, Tibet and Xinjiang are still suppressed, Taiwan is still bullied, Gui Minhai is still secretly imprisoned and probably tortured, and any foreign web site that reports on any of this is banned in China.
- Arn_Thor 9y agoYes, specific agendas face a nearly immovable object in the CCP in high-profile issues or examples. This is because the CCP cannot afford to appear movable. But on a local level it's actually surprisingly responsive. Many an industrial project has been shuttered or aborted during construction due to local opposition. This is especially the case for environmental concerns. But local groups have also successfully forced the national party to reform the local chapter to clean up corruption, or lobbied for freedom to do certain kinds of business. (It's not all democratic, it certainly helps to have wealthy backers for these interests)