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Hindsight 20/20? Xi has only been a leader for 7 years. The trajectory that China was on previously was markedly different - more openness, more freedoms. Xi's
by ridaj 7y ago
Hindsight 20/20? Xi has only been a leader for 7 years. The trajectory that China was on previously was markedly different - more openness, more freedoms. Xi's turnaround hasn't been immediate either. The fact that businesses went into China a decade ago shouldn't be taken for shortsightedness — the future did look very different back then.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThe trajectory changed under Hu in 2009 just after the olympics. Xi accelerated the trend, but didn’t start it.