On: Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits lying

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By this logic, the USA (a much younger country) is also simply experiencing growing pains, nullifying your point.

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That's disingenuous. The government of China, People's Republic of China, has only been around since 1949 and even if you include the ROC's mainland tenure that only extends it back to 1912.