In the 1990s there was a belief that the Westernization of China through the exposure of Chinese citizens to Western culture, ideas and economic growth would lead to the abandonment of the single party state and political freedoms.
Some are now ready to write that off now. I am not so sure. I think it is just going to take a lot longer than most expected. And I think some may have failed to consider that cultural exchange is a two-way street. Chinese culture has deep roots.