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Keepingwithlastweekstheme,Iwanttogointothefollowingquestion:what
doesitmeanwhenlocalgovernmentshavetopayoffstrikersasawaytokeepthepeace?
Thatstruckmeashighlydysfunctional,andinawayputstheideaofgovernmentin
question.TomyunderstandChinaisanautocracy,butonethathasgivenwaytoavery
specific, and to the issues that matter (economic policy, planning and development)
focuses.
TheideaofaslowingintheChineseeconomyisscaryfortheobviousreasons:
Chinasmightyeconomy,anditsdividends,isoneofthecoreelementsthatkeepthe
countrytogether.Theideaofstrikesacrossthecountry,andthewillingnessofthelocal
governmentstopaythemoff,provesbaffling.Iknowwehaventtalkedaboutcentralized
government or specialization when relinquishing some powers to provinces, but that
notion goes against every known quantity of how an autocracy works. Granted, I
understandthereprobablywillnotbeanotherTiananmenSquare,butitisquiteshocking
theideaofpayingoffstrikes.
However, what is interesting is the idea that businesses leadership is always
gone,aspolicecanfindreasonstojailforbribesalonganyothercommonwaysinChina
todobusiness.Likeanycountry,Chinahascorruption,butinthesense,doesithintatthe
factsomepartsofitspolicytosupportindustrycanintheshortbedetrimentaltotheir
state?
Onethingisforsure:themigrationsfromtheinwardprovincestopopulation
centers such as the ones in Guangzhou Province can prove to be detrimental to the
government.Andthequestionisleading,foriftherecomesapointwhereenoughpeople

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are angry, the local governments reach their breakpoint in terms of handling these
demonstrations,whatoptionsdothenationalgovernmenthavethatarepalatableinthe
internationalstage?Thisisimportantbecauseallrevolutionsinhistoryshareofthesame
featuresinthecurrentsituation.
Inshort:havingalotofemployment,discontent,alaggingeconomy,whilemore
andmorepeoplestartorganizingaroundthediscontentinkeytrade/manufacturingcities,
caneitherpushthecentralgovernmenttoharshermeasurestokeeppower,orpushthe
countrytobreakthebubble.
Also,thereistheissueofthecarrotandthestickregardingBeijingsambitious
abroadandathome.Andtheyarebothpropelledbytheireconomy.Icanonlyaskthe
question, has the central government over extended their commitments abroad for
opportunitiesinChinaintermsofmanufacturing?Becausewiththecurrencyfluctuation,
itislikesomeonecompanieswillleavetoothernations,sayIndiaorAmerica,where
theremightabettersenseofsecurityinregardstotheeconomy(notsureaboutIndias
economyforthat;mostlyAmerica).