tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post4709881402141400874..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: Can China Liberalize in Time? Keep Your Eyes on ShandongT. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-44076815246888183232016-06-06T00:46:59.459-07:002016-06-06T00:46:59.459-07:00Growing exponentially? Two years one could have ha...Growing exponentially? Two years one could have hardly said that, and today it is impossible to make the claim.<br /><br />In any case this post offered no predictions, only an observation--the success of Xi's economic reforms can be gauged by how well they were implemented in Shandong. I try to avoid predictions when possible. No human, no matter how wise or understanding, has a good enough T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-56391293004464925242016-06-05T22:30:34.705-07:002016-06-05T22:30:34.705-07:00My addiction is comparing experts' earlier pre...My addiction is comparing experts' earlier predictions and 'advice' to China with the current situation. My affliction became permanent when I found that The Economist magazine had predicted 56 Chinese economic 'hard landings' in 45 years. All, of course, were disproven by events.<br />This comment comes almost two years after the article was posted, as a memento mori for Godfree Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178509602799506224noreply@blogger.com