That has to be the CCP’s long-term goal: they want to stay in power, and they need to build a rich citizenry so people don’t get uppity and decide revolution is

That has to be the CCP’s long-term goal: they want to stay in power, and they need to build a rich citizenry so people don’t get uppity and decide revolution is better than the status quo. But while Singapore feels more or less like the west, China most definitely does not, and the gap grows wider year after year.