South Korea - military dictatorship until the late 80s
Taiwan - one party state + martial law from 1949 - 1987.
Singapore - one party has held power for over 40 years.
These three countries have transformed themselves into advanced high-income economies. My expectation is that China will follow the same path as its neighbours - authoritarian government + restrictions on personal freedom during the rapid industrialisation phase, then eventually a transition to a functioning democracy once urbanisation is mostly complete. If China can attain the same GDP per capita as the Asian Tigers, then it will easily be larger than the US economy.
Taiwan - one party state + martial law from 1949 - 1987.
Singapore - one party has held power for over 40 years.
These three countries have transformed themselves into advanced high-income economies. My expectation is that China will follow the same path as its neighbours - authoritarian government + restrictions on personal freedom during the rapid industrialisation phase, then eventually a transition to a functioning democracy once urbanisation is mostly complete. If China can attain the same GDP per capita as the Asian Tigers, then it will easily be larger than the US economy.