Just that they've always been rivals and I'm not seeing the whole picture from the Chinese side. This is my #1 used material:
Walkerguy's studies (I use the book edition not online but its the same)
Its not 100% up-to-date (1994 or so) but its just one of my resources.
I was under the impression this would get you cookies, no?
No win! None!
Here's the thing - that's not true. In fact, depending on your definition of human rights, most people in the world likely don't give a damn - because most people don't care about politics. As such, anything that has to do with politics (ie freedom of speech, which basically just means freedom of political speech) is likely to be pretty low on people's list of priorities, whereas anything to do with the quality of life (ie the economy) is likely to be very high. Any government that maximizes the things that people really care about is going to receive mass support. That's why the Chinese government has such a free hand to do as it pleases with political dissent - the Chinese people don't care so long as it doesn't affect their quality of life. That's the bottomline, and so far, the CCP has read its people well.
Thats a good point: