This week's Economist has an excellent article on China's response to the events in Egypt. There is no doubt that China will have some critical choices to make in the next couple of years. Given the changes in the country since Tiananmen Square, it is difficult to imagine that less social and political liberty will be a viable option. The question remains whether or not the Politburo will manage to shift its priority from pure economic growth to a more balanced agenda. There is no doubt that establishing a strong economic base is critical to having an orderly transition to social and political freedoms, but where is the tipping point? At what point will the marginal returns to economic growth no longer contain the rising impulse for freedom?
http://www.economist.com/node/18178177
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