Kenneth Roth(@KenRoth ):The paradox of modern Chinese life: "a society more educated and materially prosperous than ever before, yet one in which many people feel a profound lack of agency and hope." We shouldn't be dazzled by China's technology without considering its people.

Kenneth Roth

@KenRoth

Former Human Rights Watch executive director (1993-2022). Now visiting professor, Princeton University, SPIA. My new book, "Righting Wrongs" (Knopf/Allen Lane).

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Kenneth Roth@KenRoth

2026.05.11 20:46

The paradox of modern Chinese life: "a society more educated and materially prosperous than ever before, yet one in which many people feel a profound lack of agency and hope." We shouldn't be dazzled by China's technology without considering its people.