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I'd say the answer lies in further centralization, which when combined with democratic structures leads to no abilities for individual actors to take advantage of the system itself. Decentralization can often backfire, but presently it's useful under Capitalism.
You know people keep saying that, and each time, surprise, there's a despot at the end. Sorry man, we're just on different pages here.
Not to imply that China or any other AES is a utopia—none of us mean to—but I think your understanding of these states is more heavily tinted by the relentless deluge of imperial core propaganda than you realize.
Guess we are, considering I don't think "each time there's another despot."