If the totalitarian government could survive a large scale joblessness or recession, comparable to the one US might be experiencing now. Democratic regime may

If the totalitarian government could survive a large scale joblessness or recession, comparable to the one US might be experiencing now. Democratic regime may survive bad economic times by transitioning of power if needed, but less so for a totalitarian government. Especially CCP got a lot of its legitimacy from the perceived fast economic growth, it will be problematic if their growth engine halts.