i think we were angry for that transition period, plus we didn't see the true color of the west. look at back, lot of things we took for granted, such as the integrity of the motherland...
not saying the west is evil or any sort. the fact of the truth is a much smaller "china" would be far easier to contain and deal with. it would guarantee the domination of the west.
the travels i did in last 10 some years helped me to think through greatly, especially to those third world countries. now i no longer believe the so-called "multi-party system" is the only form of democracy.
china is in the search of its own way to the true democracy.
even comparison to the 1990s, the development of democracy as culture and system in china has been astonishing..