The polarising discourse has seen repeated cycles of protests and violence met with calls for a harsher crackdown to compel submission. This has only hardened stances on both sides and strengthened the case for further tightening of central controls.
For a long time, China will be caught up with the contradictions inherent in its development trajectory. Its future will increasingly be shaped by how these contradictions are resolved or further sharpened. Either way, it is set to get a lot worse before it gets better.
The writer is an associate professor at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi
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