Nevertheless, an argument could be raised that the latter, especially in the PRC is a work in progress.

Yes ,the latter being the communist system in China. The one that has just updated the housing department, resulting in it taking four times longer to convey my flat to the stage where I will get paid-Hahaha! Jokes aside (and that was true) I believe that the present government ideally suits China and its people. I would be afraid to live in the place if it embraced a Western-type-democracy.

I should also add that in the main China is a safer place to pad the streets at night for FT's, giving us a freedom unavailable at home. In England I live near a garrison town- if you venture out there as the pubs are emptying you stand a much better chance of getting beaten up than in China.