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First, the Chinese government wants their 1.4 billion people just-happy-enough that they don’t revolt. Second, the CCP can achieve that by creating jobs and a larger middle class through strong economic growth. And third, they can foster populace contentment by orchestrating strategic public narratives through the Propaganda Ministry.

Since the days of Mao, the goal of China is, and has always been, keep the population, now a whopping 1.4 billion people, just happy enough so that they don’t revolt.

You cannot do anything that makes either the Chinese government look bad or the people unhappy. Once you understand this concept, it makes everything else much clearer.

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