Despite reduced visibility of dissent and civil society due to stricter controls, different opinions and desires for political liberalization still exist within China, particularly among the urban middle class; research by scholars like Jennifer Pan shows that urban middle-class Chinese still express desire for rule of law, freedom of assembly, and free speech
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“those differences of opinions still exist...And I think some of the smallcale research that people like Jennifer Pan does here like on on urban middle class Chinese you know suggests that there is still a desire...for the liberalization of the political system. They want the rule of law. They want the ability to assemble. They want free speech.”
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Breaking The Engagement: How China Won And Lost America | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:24:14 AM
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