The obvious issue is whether you can think openly when you can get in trouble for it.
Einstein was not a conformist. Could he have survived such an environment? Or would they beat him down, or would he leave?
Consider Li Wenliang, who first noticed covid19, and was interviewed by the police, and investigated after his death for disrupting public order.
OTOH the PRC have been very astute in adopting capitalism. If they can, they will find a way for research. I'm just not sure if it's possible to reconcile thought-control in one sphere, and not in another.
Einstein was not a conformist. Could he have survived such an environment? Or would they beat him down, or would he leave?
Consider Li Wenliang, who first noticed covid19, and was interviewed by the police, and investigated after his death for disrupting public order.
OTOH the PRC have been very astute in adopting capitalism. If they can, they will find a way for research. I'm just not sure if it's possible to reconcile thought-control in one sphere, and not in another.