[inglor_cz]

Ossification in name of keeping control is a real threat. For the society to thrive, it needs a bit of breathing space. In the past, even authoritarian states could not control their population too tightly. With contemporary tech, it is all too possible to keep tight tabs on everyone.

I am mostly afraid of Western governments adapting the same attitude in order to (suppress disinformation, eradicate terrorism, punish child porn, choose one or more...)

In that case, China could still win, because Western societies will work even worse under authoritarian yoke. We are not used to muddling through in such conditions. The Chinese are.