Facing enormous domestic pressure, Obama has announced that human rights will be on the agenda of his summit with Xi. But Xi is unlikely to make any concessions, because doing so could damage his political standing within the CCP and undermine a central component of his political vision: the reassertion of political control over a dynamic society.
面临巨大国内压力的奥巴马已经宣布人权将是其与习近平峰会的议程之一。但习近平不可能做出任何让步，因为这样做将危害到他在中共党内的政治立场，也有害于其政治愿景的一个关键要素：重新获得对充满活力的社会的政治控制。