Don't assume that a broad economic reform process is as urgent for North Korean leaders today as it was for late 1970s China

Opening up and economic reform may have brought unintended consequences.

Xi's major takeaway, according to a public speech celebrating reform and opening, is that the CCP is perfect.

A culture of inflated praise rapidly becomes corrosive, as China knows only too well from its own history.

While Chinese leaders vow to deepen reform and opening-up, the Chinese government seems to be doing the opposite.