> The West gambled that economic prosperity would usher in an age of Chinese liberty, if not actual democracy Early on, not without reason. The outcome of the

> The West gambled that economic prosperity would usher in an age of Chinese liberty, if not actual democracy Early on, not without reason. The outcome of the Cold War seems to be to the democratic-capitalist West's favor. It seems to me that as we move closer to contemporary times, this ideological component starts to take a backseat as businesses grew increasingly reliant on China's affordable export economy.