What could China’s evolution towards democracy look like? President Xi Jinping will soon be deposed in a coup d’état; and the leaders of the coup will launch a transition to democracy and the rule of law – this is the prognosis of Roger Garside, who, as a former British diplomat in Beijing, has the relevant expertise and in his book, explains why this will happen, and sketches a detailed scenario of how it may happen.
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