Published July 1st, 2006 by Future Atlas
China: driver — corruption undermines the Party
President Hu reiterated the danger of widespread corruption to the Communist Party “with a stern warning that rampant corruption could erode the party’s popular legitimacy and undermine its hold on power,” according to the Washington Post.
Corruption is a primary driver of China’s evolution because it threatens continued economic growth and undermines the deal that the Party has struck with population: that people acquiesce in Party rule in return for some kind of shot at prosperity.