The argument for liberalization is that it's the only way to continue to grow the economy, and the Communist's Party's current legitimacy rests on lifting hundr

The argument for liberalization is that it's the only way to continue to grow the economy, and the Communist's Party's current legitimacy rests on lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in the last few decades. Having won a revolution only some 70 years before, Party leaders are well aware that power taken with consent of the people can certainly be taken away again [1][2]. [1] http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1133212/tocquevilles-advice-french-revolution-captures-chinese-leaders-attention http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1133212/tocquevilles-... [2] http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Communist-Party-s-recommended-books-show-China-s-leadership-concerns http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Comm...