People are beginning to see what life can and should be like. The only way to do that is to continue to open its markets to the West, which will in turn expose Chinese to even more Western influence, including a democratic form of government. That's the theory, anyway. I wouldn't bet the mortgage on it, but I might bet the car payment. When the rest of the world embraced Germany after WWII, Germany became a part of that value community.
Nothing applies to China.
What's happening here, right now, is unique in the world. China is emerging on the world scene after 50 years of mostly self-inflicted wounds. The economy will grow. The power of the government will loosen. Western influences will have an effect.