The new Cold War with China

[Bob Butler 54]

For some time I have been suggesting that democratic culture can out compete autocratic one.  On the other hand, I could not foresee how exactly China’s autocracy would fail.

Now there is a possibility.  China used capitalism to compete well with the west.  Before the Chinese Revolution triumphed, the highly oppressive allies of the European colonial policies were really oppressing the people, creating a very unpleasant time which no one was tempted to repeat.  Would you want to relive from the Opium Wars through the time of the Reds and Experts?  No wonder Mao won?

But recently they have been backing away from capitalism, pressing autocratic control, and as a result their economy is failing.  Companies that used to chase China’s huge market and cheap workforce are failing or finding other areas to work in.

While the CCP is fond of brinksmanship and making enemies of their neighbors, they are not in an economic position to carry through what they preach.  I would not be surprised if the currently overly aristocratic leaders are forced to swing capitalistic and perhaps even democratic.