China’s leaders can, of course, react to events without much regard for Chinese public opinion. After all, the great majority of Chinese do not dream of democracy, even if something like a civil society is emerging, generating new interests and demands that can no longer be totally controlled or manipulated, as in the past.
当然，中国领导人可以不必太过于担心中国大众的观点就可以对重大事件做出应对。毕竟，对于绝大多数的中国老百姓来说，即使文明的社会正在形成，随之产生了新的利益和需求，并且这些利益和需求再也不能像过去那样完全地被控制和掌控，他们也并不梦寐以求实行民主制度。