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Task 5, Phase, CONCLUSION, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, Core idea:
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CONCLUSION
China’s restricted personal freedoms are a strategic vulnerability affecting international relations, domestic legitimacy, and development.
Dramatic democratization is unrealistic, but incremental, structured reform is feasible and advantageous.
Recommended approach: combine international engagement with targeted institutional liberalization while maintaining Party control.
Implementation: requires senior leadership commitment, careful sequencing in low-sensitivity domains, and demonstrable progress.
Goal: transform personal freedoms from a vulnerability into a strategic advantage, enhancing stability, economic performance, and global standing.
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Timing matters: early, proactive reforms prevent destabilizing pressure and maximize international influence and legitimacy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PROBLEM
China often gets bad reviews because it does not respect personal freedoms, both domestically and internationally. According to Pew Research Center surveys in 2021, most people in rich countries think the Chinese government doesn't protect individual freedoms enough.
Why this is important:
This issue is important because people thinking that China limits personal freedoms makes its international reputation and weaken its soft power. Inside China, keeping civil liberties limited for a long time can make people trust the government less and may cause problems for social stability.
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Core idea:
Full institutional transformation with independent courts, media, and civil society.
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Core idea:
Limited improvements in transparency and procedures without changing the legal framework or power structure.