time will tell. i wouldn't be surprised if they already had. they are extremely insular compared to say south korea or japan and while we may get a bit of their social media or news it isn't enough to guess at the shadowy goings on behind the scenes. picture america in the 1930s. henry ford and a few others could see it, they really only controlled a few key industries, but the writing was on the wall. however the public was completely unaware and a foreigner certainly wouldn't notice.
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