With its remarkable ability to adapt, China is making strides to accommodate the rising power of its markets and people. In the process, officials are acknowledging the importance of good governance, as demonstrated by recent efforts to justify the purge and investigation of Bo Xilai as an example of the Communist Party “safeguarding the rule of law.”
在亚洲，中国的错误是将国家资本主义视为堪与自由资本主义相提并论的替代方案。事实上，这样的做法与冷战思维并无二致——“国家资本主义”这一概念本身便是如此。中国显示出了惊人的适应力，大踏步地容纳着其不断崛起的市场和人民的实力。在此过程中，官员开始承认良好治理的重要性，最近将薄熙来撤职并进入调查程序便是中共“捍卫法治精神”的明证。