Although the labor strikes in China's Guandong province have received international attention, they represent only a small number of China's millions of workers. Cheng Li, Director of Research for the John L. Thornton China Center, argues that the future of China lies in not only the mass workers, but also the rising middle class.
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It is remarkable that such a rotten and corrupt government has managed to control such a huge population. I think this says more about the quality of its people than its government.
nicksum29 9 months ago