Videos from social media<\/a> show protestors throwing glass bottles at police wearing hazmat suits with riot gear. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFHSU Professor of Political Science Larry Gould tries to make sense of the tough restrictions in China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe stability of the Chinese regime is number one for them,\u201d Gould said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to justify from a number of other perspectives. It\u2019s perhaps justifiable in terms of trying to keep the people of China alive.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gould expects to see the number of protests grow over time but doesn\u2019t see a long-term impact, making note of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it demonstrates that the people of China want greater freedoms than they currently have, but I don’t think they\u2019re going to get more democracy,\u201d Gould said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
FHSU Assistant Professor of Political Science John, who specializes in political theory, American politics, and public law, talks about the Chinese government’s status and the lifting of restrictive measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn nondemocratic societies, there are still pressure points,\u201d Steinmetz said. \u201cThe people can still push and pressure the government to be responsive to their needs, and this I think, is exactly what we\u2019re seeing in China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very important to the Chinese government that social control is at a very high level in that country,\u201d Steinmetz said, suspecting that protests for greater freedom will be shut down. \u201cSocial control is a pillar of Chinese government policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Gould and Steinmetz agree that China\u2019s zero-COVID policy would never have worked in the United States due to the skepticism of government control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe American people are a good example of being in a culture of freedom. When you take it away, then it doesn’t work at all,\u2019 Gould said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gould went on to suggest that we should morally support people’s efforts to gain more freedom but doing anything more is a waste of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked if the United States should support the protestors of China, Steinmetz said we should take every opportunity as the leader of democracy to undermine authoritarianism to an extent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrankly, we don\u2019t have a lot of tools to do so,\u201d Steinmetz said, referring to the efforts of U.S. foreign policy. \u201cWe have to respect the sovereignty of the people’s Republic of China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steinmetz mentions the economic relationship between the U.S. and China and Gould correlates COVID restrictions in China to the lack of Apple products being made and imported to the U.S. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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