I mostly base that on the observation that China has been more competently run than Russia, as far as I can tell. I'm not very familiar with Chineese leadershi

I mostly base that on the observation that China has been more competently run than Russia, as far as I can tell. I'm not very familiar with Chineese leadership structure or any of the things you mention, and of course it is not a democracy. It's run by a narrow group of people and is heavy-handed. I'd never want to live there. It's just that I think that the narrow group, corrupt as it may be, is neither delusional nor desperate.