> Meanwhile the only thing keeping the Chinese population compliant is a growing middle class and quality of life. I keep hearing stories about some pretty dee

> Meanwhile the only thing keeping the Chinese population compliant is a growing middle class and quality of life. I keep hearing stories about some pretty deep discontent in China, because they no longer see a growing quality of life. see "lie flat" movement https://www.insider.com/disenchanted-chinese-youth-join-a-mass-movement-to-lie-flat-2021-6 https://www.insider.com/disenchanted-chinese-youth-join-a-ma... or "we are the last generation" https://globalvoices.org/2022/05/16/the-most-desperate-response-to-the-covid-19-lockdown-in-china-we-are-the-last-generation/ https://globalvoices.org/2022/05/16/the-most-desperate-respo... note: links are the first results, you can probably find better sources.