Thursday, February 08, 2007
Posted
12:20 PM
by Gene
More than sanctions or threats of military retribution, China's integration into the global economy would impose standards and discipline on the recalcitrant bureaucracy. International investors and institutions such as the World Trade Organization are far more subversive, as they would demand the prerequisites of a democratic society -- transparency, the rule of law and decentralization -- as a price for their commerce.All I had to do was change two words to make this appeal meaningless.
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