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by IIAOPSW 2489 days ago
Hong Kong has over triple the GDP per person as mainland China. If the relevant predictor is GDP per person, why isn't mainland China experiencing civil unrest?

If the answer is GDP growth rates, Macau has an insane boom-bust cycle with -20% growth in 2015. Why wasn't there civil unrest there in 2015?

If the answer is a more complicated combination of indicators and trends, you're going to have to spell it.