> China will really rise to world prominence when its common people enjoy free and fair elections, a free press, and good educational opportunity all over the c

> China will really rise to world prominence when its common people enjoy free and fair elections, a free press, and good educational opportunity all over the country. If you somehow knew that a hypothetical China in 2040 with all these things would still be pursuing domestic and foreign policy divergent from American interests, would you still be saying this? If so, I applaud your intellectual honesty.