Second, despite a supposed lack of ideology in contemporary China, there is, in fact, a raging debate – often taking place below the radar – about the future of China’s political system and its relationship to the economy. And, while North Korea’s communist system and that of China have become profoundly dissimilar, some Chinese worry that a collapse of North Korea’s order could shift the battle lines of that debate.
其次，尽管普遍认为当代中国缺乏信仰，但其实中国人暗中对政治体制及其对经济的影响进行着激烈的辩论。尽管朝鲜的共产主义制度已经与中国有着本质的不同，但仍有些中国人担心朝鲜秩序崩溃可能会改变这场辩论的走向。