Despite bold reform plans – outlined at the recent Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party – China’s prospects remain compromised by deep-rooted contradictions. For example, the inherent tension between the social change that development demands and the imperative of political stability required by authoritarian rule makes the current situation unsustainable in the long run.
尽管中国共产党十八届三中全会提出了大胆的改革计划，但中国的前景仍然会受到深层次的矛盾所阻碍。例如社会变革和发展需要两者与专政统治所需要的政治稳定原则之间的内在紧张关系，使得当前形势在长期上是不可持续的。