Pomfret's China

John Pomfret, author of Chinese Lessons, has a new blog on the Washington Post's website called Pomfret's China.

He's off to a rollicking start with a post titled Don't Expect Protests to Hurt Chinese Regime. Excerpt:

So is this going to weaken China’s government? On the contrary. The more pressure the Chinese get from foreigners and barbarians – which are actually synonymous in ancient Chinese – the stronger the system becomes. Indeed, China’s system feeds off this kind of adversity. The Communist regime has a peculiar genius for turning these types of threats into opportunities.

This article is from Danwei.org

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