We cannot ignore these concerns. China may soon become the world's number one polluter of the environment. As in the area of trade and labor, we need to build a way to reconcile trade and the environment domestically and internationally. But rejecting PNTR is no the way to deal with Chinese environmental problems. And my fifth and final observation.
Economic growth leads to the development of a large and strong middle class in any country.
Eventually, they make demands on political leaders for greater participation, accountability, and openness. It takes time. Eighty years ago, the Kuomintang, the KMT, was created by the same Soviet advisors who created the Chinese Communist Party. Fifty years ago, the KMT massacred Taiwanese citizens. Twenty years ago, the KMT still ruled Taiwan under martial law.