The conventional wisdom is that the threat of prosecution serves Xi’s goals of consolidating power and compelling the bureaucracy to implement economic reforms that run counter to its interests. The two prongs of Xi’s political strategy – cleansing the Party and reinvigorating China’s economy – are thus complementary and interdependent.
传统智慧认为，起诉威胁是为习近平巩固权力、迫使官僚系统实施不符合自身利益的经济改革的目的服务的。因此，习近平政治战略的两大要点——清党和重振中国经济——是相辅相成的。