Does the Dragon Wake?

My Chinese colleagues tell me there is currently a huge demand there for extracurricular education in public speaking and debate.

This strikes me as significant, because the current top-down regime allows relatively few opportunities for public speaking or debate. Things are decided, mostly, behind closed doors by inconspicuous bureaucrats.

It perhaps suggests that many Chinese parents expect this to change soon, and are preparing for a different future.


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