This regime cannot survive in the long term with a political crisis such as the one it now faces. Continued crackdowns would result in a military dictatorship, while an accommodation with the protest movement would produce some kind of consensual semi-democratic government.
而如果这场政治危机能够一直持续下去，整个政权必定难以维持长久。不断的镇压将催生军事独裁，而如果和示威运动进行妥协的话，必将产生一个经过各方认可的半民主政府。在这两种情况下，民主运动都不会消亡。尽管可能在短期内遭到强力镇压，但民主运动将不断风起云涌，对任何不民主的政府构成事实上的挑战。