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https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/china-one-child-policy-economic-slowdown-us-trade-imbalance-by-yi-fuxian-2023-07>
"MADISON, WISCONSIN – The deterioration in US-China relations is ultimately due
to the bilateral trade imbalance and to US frustration with Chinese politics.
Both can be traced back to China’s one-child policy, which was in place from
1980 to 2016.
When Western leaders welcomed China into the World Trade Organization in 2001,
most assumed that they were creating the conditions for eventual
democratization. A growing Chinese middle class, they assumed, would demand
greater accountability from the government, ultimately creating so much
pressure that the autocrats would step aside and allow for a democratic
transition. This political fantasy underpinned the Sino-American relationship
for decades.
But it wasn’t to be. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has been regressing on
all fronts, reasserting more top-down control over the economy and tightening
censorship and other forms of social and political control. It has been led
down this path by the legacy of the one-child policy, which fundamentally
reshaped the country’s demographics and economy."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
