Chinese-Dragon
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Again, I may be wrong, but majority of those members are members out of fear and not loyalty towards the party or its ideology. So if time comes, what makes you think people wont rebel?
Again true. But one also needs to realize that it is one party and its ideology that guides more than a billion people. Again many are members of this party, but mostly out of fear than outright loyalty.
Also, there is constant pressure on the party thinktanks to deliver. Any mistakes, and people might not be forgiving as one assumes. If the time is ripe then a small mistake, a tiny spark may start a revolution, just like the previous one.
Communist parties in Europe lasted for only a few decades. Starting with Romania's outing of Nicolae Ceaușescu and culminating with the collapse of the Soviet Union, that was one big movement against the Communist ideology.
Chinese leaders smarted from all that and adopted capitalism albeit in the communist mold. But then again, the party has to constantly deliver, under immense pressure. If and when it cracks, expect the worse.
For now, yes. But who knows what may happen in the future. People may get disgruntled looking at the Hong Kong model or the Shanghai model and would ask for such in mainland China. What then?
You make a lot of good points, and the top Chinese leaders themselves pay a lot of attention to the events that you have listed. The fall of Communism in Europe being a big one.
I must disagree with your idea though, that people are loyal to the CPC out of fear.
Look at me. I am born and bred in Hong Kong, I have complete freedom to say whatever I want. Mainlanders can say things like this without reprecussion:
I think that Wen Jiabao is the 2nd worst China premier, and Li Peng is the 1st worst China premier, and Hu Jintao is the worst China president!
Fu*k house prices, fu*k Wen Jiabao, fu*k Hu Jintao!
Here in Hong Kong, I could go MUCH further, and even set up political groups to directly attack everything the CPC stands for.
I don't do any of that though. Why? Because I think the CPC is doing a very good job, and I doubt that you will find many people here who disagree with me. Even Indians will grudgingly admit that the CPC has done well.