这是中国执政者的生存选择，因为成功改革要求政府让出控制权，而这与国家主席习近平增强党对国家控制力的目标背道而驰。
This represents an existential choice for China’s rulers, as the ceding of government control that successful reform demands clashes directly with President Xi Jinping’s goal of strengthening the Party’s grip on the country.