The puzzle is why neither the compelling self-destructive logic of autocratic rule nor the mounting evidence of deteriorating regime performance in China has persuaded even some of the most knowledgeable observers that the end of CCP rule is now a distinct possibility.
奇怪的是无论是令人信服的自我毁灭逻辑还是中国政权表现日趋恶化的证据都没有让哪怕某些最博学的观察家认识到已经切实存在结束中共统治的可能性。