Andrew Jacobs has a good piece in the New York Times detailing how labor unrest in China is leading to higher wages and better working conditions for Chinese workers. The question the piece raises in my mind is whether this is a middle stage toward eventual pressure on China's communist leadership for political reform. As the Chinese win ever greater concessions and benefits from their bosses, will they then turn on their political bosses with similar demands? Or is it the opposite - high employment and rising wages will lead to a sense of contentment with the system?
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