China has to be on track for a revolution. Not today, not this year, probably not even this decade. But the human spirit cannot abide this level of oppression forever without recourse.
I don't think that's the case. That's a very teleological perspective. China is a very deontological society. I get the impression that many people in China would agree with the punishment in these instances. It's very weird to me. But it is what it is. When I talk with Chinese people, they would either agree with it, or they would prefer to say something like, "He should have known that he'd get punished for that." Never have I heard someone say something like, "Sheesh, that sucks." Definitely never have I heard someone say something like, "This is an outrage."
Depends on which Chinese people you talk to.
Yes, probably so. But I've lived 9 years in China now. I have friends across a wide spectrum of society. Anyone who actually doesn't like it still only say things like, "He should have known he would be punished for it. You shouldn't do things that put you in jail. You have responsibility to take care of your family and yourself first. You shouldn't be stupid."
Status quo is a powerful thing. Lord Vetinari was onto something when he claimed people just want the same day follow the day before.
Most Chinese don't hate the party, this is hard to believe for many people. As interest-vested, the most common way is buying over-priced condos, you don't want to lose money, and you want to double what you invested like so many others did.
The trick is to make just enough people of a society interest-vested and happy, gradually you can basically ignore the rest as they are poor and underpriviledged, especially since technology is more omnipresent and powerful than ever.
I think people need to stop believing this. It's how they got to this stage anyway. As long as western country trade with china and it raises their standard of living I doubt anything will change.