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:[promoted by VM] Very good question. Here's a plausible response: 1997 was still in the immediate shadow of Tiannanmen (1989) but with the promise of the CCP joining the [[WTO]] (2002) everyone thought free trade would cure communism and promote democracy, as East Germany and the former USSR and other Soviet satellites were experimenting with then.
:[promoted by VM] Very good question. Here's a plausible response: 1997 was still in the immediate shadow of Tiannanmen (1989) but with the promise of the CCP joining the [[WTO]] (2002) everyone thought free trade would cure communism and promote democracy, as East Germany and the former USSR and other Soviet satellites were experimenting with then.
:Time has shown that free trade did more to promote the spread of corruption than it did democracy, as [[Hunter Biden]], [[Joe Biden]], [[Bill Browder]], and the Ukraine are just a few living examples that can we can use as examples. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 13:49, 17 November 2019 (EST)
:Time has shown that free trade did more to promote the spread of corruption than it did democracy, as [[Hunter Biden]], [[Joe Biden]], <nowiki>[[Bill Browder]]</nowiki>, and the Ukraine are just a few living examples that can we can use as examples. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 13:49, 17 November 2019 (EST)
[promoted by VM] I took a stroll down Nathan earlier this evening and the commie-cops fired tear gas at me. That’s a sentence you don’t get to write every day. With the cloud closing in, I hightailed it down a side street. A few minutes later, I pulled out a handkerchief to protect my face. An EMS worker saw this and rushed over to put water on my face. The police announcer switched to English when she noticed me: “Don’t stay here! Don’t stay here! The police are coming!” I guess white privilege is a thing after all.
[promoted by VM] I took a stroll down Nathan earlier this evening and the commie-cops fired tear gas at me. That’s a sentence you don’t get to write every day. With the cloud closing in, I hightailed it down a side street. A few minutes later, I pulled out a handkerchief to protect my face. An EMS worker saw this and rushed over to put water on my face. The police announcer switched to English when she noticed me: “Don’t stay here! Don’t stay here! The police are coming!” I guess white privilege is a thing after all.