That’s a good point—I suppose China’s development could turn out to be bad for the world. I can also optimistically imagine another wave of liberalising reforms, making Deng’s impact look even better (i.e. putting China on a long-run “liberal” track).
On the other hand, these reforms made China more powerful, which seems bad given its political system and aggressive foreign policy.
Hi Stefan,
That’s a good point—I suppose China’s development could turn out to be bad for the world. I can also optimistically imagine another wave of liberalising reforms, making Deng’s impact look even better (i.e. putting China on a long-run “liberal” track).
Lol
At first I misinterpreted Stefan’s “Lol” as deriding Ollie’s speculation about a new wave of liberalising reforms.
Then I clicked on the “Hi Stefan” link.