What is clear is that the authorities sought-after shift to a more sustainable services- and consumption-driven economy will require far-reaching market-oriented reforms. This represents an existential choice for China’s rulers, as the ceding of government control that successful reform demands clashes directly with President Xi Jinping’s goal of strengthening the Party’s grip on the country.
中国经济混乱到底有多深尚不清楚，因为其决策过程和关键统计数字仍然讳莫如深。清楚的是当局大受欢迎的向更可持续的贸易和消费驱动经济的转型需要深远的市场改革。这是中国执政者的生存选择，因为成功改革要求政府让出控制权，而这与国家主席习近平增强党对国家控制力的目标背道而驰。