Chinese officials faced the risk of a dangerous interplay of political and economic instability. Hit by a second external demand shock in three years – first, America’s subprime crisis, and now Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis – any outbreak of internal political instability would pose a far greater threat than might otherwise be the case.
中国的官员面临着政治和经济不稳定相互交织的风险。过去三年中，中国经历了两次外部需求的打击——先是美国次贷危机，然后是现在的欧洲主权债务危机——此时爆发内部政治动荡将产生严重得多的危险。