Modernization theory as applied to China was pretty well correct, as evidenced by the explosion of civil society, growth of liberal aspirations, and possibilities for political change visible in China through 2010, with this trajectory suggesting that political transformation was a genuine possibility before Xi's reversal.
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“I think it's not difficult to argue that modernization theory as applied to China was pretty well correct which is why you saw the explosion of civil society, the growth of more liberal uh aspirations, the possibilities for change”
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Breaking The Engagement: How China Won And Lost America | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:09:14 AM
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