60 years of communist china

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Today is the 60th anniversary of communist China.

I wonder how long it can continue to operate in that way, until the population get fed up and decide that they might actually like a say in how they are governed.

I'm also getting annoyed with the BBC news woman gushing over the 'historic occasion' as though she was talking about winning the world cup instead of an oppresive regime.

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superkartracer said:

Talking with a few Chinese friends today (i have business interests that import from China) work stops from 1st to 9th Oct, they all get pissed up and have some fun, they seem more than happy with life and are very positive people, unlike 99% the UK! now why is that?

These are highly intelligent people that live there, have the option too live abroad but don't..

I'll take their word rather than what you read in the media.

I think it is probably the case, that rather like the old eastern bloc countries, if you were willing to live as the state prescribed then you were fine and could live quite a happy life. If you were unlucky enough to fall outside of that, then your life could be very unpleasant indeed.

I do think that change must come eventually, but whether it will be a bloodless coup as in East Germany, where the government finally realised that they couldn't stop it, or a more violent affair is impossible to say. I also think that by allowing some capitalism they have avoided one of the main drivers of the collapses of the Soviet Union, which was running out of cash trying to outspend the west in the arms race.

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I can imagine the Uyghurs might want independance, as they have done for a long while. Tibet might also like its country back.

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alfabadass said:

The arrogance of the OP is offensive!

It looks like China is doing pretty good for itself.

Please elaborate - In what way is my post arrogant, or inaccurate?