> Did big businesses in the West really think “investing” in China would lead to “freedom” and such? Isn’t that framing a bit naive? Not the businesses. Govern

> Did big businesses in the West really think “investing” in China would lead to “freedom” and such? Isn’t that framing a bit naive? Not the businesses. Governments and their advisors that encouraged it thought that. Francis Fukuyama's "end of history" bullshit was widely believed, and even now retains some influence.