the internet with much greater force than was true in the past, the really almost complete lack of cultural development and exchange. Really the only cultural events that are available in China are the big international events that come for a day or two, but there's really no room anymore for the development of Chinese arts. For people to gather and exchange ideas politically has become much harder than it used to be. So I think we've already seen that happen. Could they go back to 1975? I don't know. Certainly that will be the preferred path of the party, certainly rather than dissolution, but there are many other paths that could be taken and it's impossible to know which one will be more likely. Do you ever imagine how long this could go on for further? In other words, how much longer they can maintain this sort of illusory growth? Well I think that question is really the Japan question. Can you keep putting money into the economy to keep the debt rolling over, never recognize the (43/57)
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