So in a sense, the Chinese bubble – as much an intellectual and political bubble as an economic one – has burst. As China’s economic deceleration exposes its structural vulnerabilities and flawed policies, the much-hyped notion of “Chinese exceptionalism” – that China can continue to grow without the rule of law and the other essential institutions that a modern market economy presupposes – is proving to be nothing but a delusion.
因此，从某种程度上说，中国泡沫——智识上、政治上、经济上的泡沫——已经破灭了。随着中国经济的减速暴露了其结构性脆弱性和政策缺陷，如日中天的“中国例外”论——中国可以在不追求法治精神和其他作为市场经济先决条件的关键制度的情况下继续增长——正在露出幻象本质。