tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post8476241013456011368..comments2023-10-09T12:51:06.029-03:00Comments on RGM Unlimited: RGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-50738223056355605662007-05-29T18:09:00.000-03:002007-05-29T18:09:00.000-03:00Thanks Chris, this has been an enlightening discus...Thanks Chris, this has been an enlightening discussion for me.<BR/><BR/>On the prospect of China becoming a multi-party system, would you say that the future will more like resemble Japan's political system, where there will be "factions" or entrenched "camps" within the dominant party, and power never really transfers to a different party but instead to different wings of the CCP? As you say, RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-69651247279510697052007-05-29T15:10:00.000-03:002007-05-29T15:10:00.000-03:00Richard, a few responses: The sense that I get fro...Richard, a few responses: <BR/><BR/><I>The sense that I get from your post is that China merely feels that after decades/centuries of under-performance, it is now stepping up its capabilities to where it believes it should be; that is to say, re-assuming its position of a regional leader and true global power.</I><BR/><BR/>This is the theory and the general sense one gets from an analysis of C. LaRochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010478095173075030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-76236590285239072702007-05-27T09:31:00.000-03:002007-05-27T09:31:00.000-03:00Chris,Thanks for taking the time to pop by and mak...Chris,<BR/>Thanks for taking the time to pop by and make such a lengthy post. China, while always being an area of interest for me, has never graduated into being an area of expertise, so I'm always glad when somebody who knows a lot about it can throw some knowledge and insight my way.<BR/><BR/>The sense that I get from your post is that China merely feels that after decades/centuries of RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-4051253996250895652007-05-26T21:07:00.000-03:002007-05-26T21:07:00.000-03:00Hey Richard,For obvious reasons, I took some inter...Hey Richard,<BR/>For obvious reasons, I took some interest in the post. I'm glad you're not joining the chorus of neo-realist scholars who 'fear' China, or advocate balancing policies against a rising China. The CCP is expanding its military, yes, and slowly broadening its sphere of influence (particularly in terms of soft power, but not without a hard power element).<BR/><BR/>With America's C. LaRochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010478095173075030noreply@blogger.com