Und angesichts des enormen Macht- und Bedeutungszuwachses des Landes in diesem Jahrhundert wird diese Veränderung auch für den Rest der Welt von großer Wichtigkeit sein.
For the time being, the CPC seems to have managed to combine its one-party system with Western-style consumerism. Communist ideology has been pushed into the background by mass prosperity and individual wealth, resulting in a successful hybrid system combining elements of both a market economy and a state economy – all under the CPC’s sole and absolute control.