Educated and wealthy Chinese at higher levels of economic development naturally desire political voice that reflects their economic contributions, which the Communist Party explicitly rejected and continues to reject.
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“what do people want at that level of economic development and it's often political say that somehow reflects their economic contributions...The communist parties make clear that that's off the table.”
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Sarah C.M. Paine: What Is China's Grand Strategy?— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:21:25 AM
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