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by KaoruAoiShiho 3273 days ago
It probably does hamper progress, but China never had free speech since the cultural revolution so it's not like things can get worse, the free speech situation is still much improved from the 70s and the 90s (the 80s were a rare period of relatively free speech). So any political changes will be yet another turbo boost on the economy.
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>so it's not like things can get worse

I admire your optimism, but this has yet to be an accurate statement across the entirety of human civilization.