The Islamic Republic will not be able to get away with the Chinese option – to combine political suppression at home with economic reform and greater openness to the outside world – because its structures are too weak and brittle for this. The ruling ideology, moreover, is unlikely to survive such a step unharmed.
因为伊朗的政治结构过于脆弱，这个伊斯兰共和国不可能像中国那样侥幸成功，把国内的政治压迫、经济改革和对外开放混合在一起。此外，现在处于统治地位的意识形态不大可能完好无损地逃过此劫。