The problem with using examples that are as political as China is layed out in Politics is the Mindkiller.
If you want to make a claim like “China is a particularly clear example of the causal mechanism of upside decay. Upside decay is preceded by a lack of virtue”. It would make more sense to use a historic example that actually showed that upside decay followed the lack in virtue instead of merely making a prediction that you think that China will suffer upside decay in the future.
The problem with using examples that are as political as China is layed out in Politics is the Mindkiller.
If you want to make a claim like “China is a particularly clear example of the causal mechanism of upside decay. Upside decay is preceded by a lack of virtue”. It would make more sense to use a historic example that actually showed that upside decay followed the lack in virtue instead of merely making a prediction that you think that China will suffer upside decay in the future.