I don't think we can predict what the outcome of the party's internal power struggle will be, but it is clear that it will become more heated. As the central planning economic system continues to break up and regional power bases grow, the political crisis will become more apparent. I think it could lead to a civil war in the next century. Another crack in the pillars runs through the people themselves. Having endured decades of oppression under the communists, the people, sooner or later, will cry out.
Today there is a lot of underground literature being circulated in China.
Such publications are deeply critical of the ruling authorities. The final crack I would like to point out to you can be followed out of China to nations such as this one. China's economy has become heavily dependent on foreign trade and investment. These foreign and joint ventures employ some 17 million people. In a nation that has traditionally prided itself on its self-reliance, this sort of foreign involvement in the economy has no historical precedent.