To come back from near destitution and bloody tyranny in one generation is a great feat, and China should be saluted for it. But China’s success story is also the most serious challenge that liberal democracy has faced since fascism in the 1930’s.
仅仅用一代人的时间就从近乎赤贫和血腥的暴政走出来绝对是一个伟大的成就，中国人应该为此得到祝贺。但是中国的成功故事却几乎是自二十世纪三十年代的法西斯主义以来自由民主所面临的最严峻的挑战。