> I don't buy the explanation that being unfree is somehow intrinsic to East Asian cultures. You have the obvious examples of Taiwan and (formerly) Hong Kong -

> I don't buy the explanation that being unfree is somehow intrinsic to East Asian cultures. You have the obvious examples of Taiwan and (formerly) Hong Kong - actual Chinese political entities, free and democratic and strongly embraced by the people there, and much more prosperous than Communist-controlled China. Also, Japan, South Korea, ...