The New York Times podcast, The Daily, had a two part episode on that very topic a few weeks ago. [1][2] It explored how China started opening the economy and

The New York Times podcast, The Daily, had a two part episode on that very topic a few weeks ago. [1][2] It explored how China started opening the economy and how western politics assumed that between the economy and the internet, political change in China as all but inevitable. And of course how very wrong that turns out to be in hindsight. I’d highly recommend those episodes. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/podcasts/the-daily/china-rules.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/podcasts/the-daily/china-... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/china-rules-part-2.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/china-...