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Rinku_ wrote:Jroc wrote:The USA being the top economy doesn't take away from the growth experienced by other countries. China is infinitely wealthier than it was in the 1980s yet is not in any way trending towards liberal democratic reforms. If the current Iranian regime had a good economy and normal relations then I doubt it would change its overarching goals.This has nothing to do with sanctions and I have no idea why you think liberal democracy is the benchmark by which a society should be measured in terms of progress. The US and UK are both liberal democracies and infinitely more captive to corporate interests than China.
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