quick reading(2013-1-8) :Defining boundaries(2)
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21569061-chinas-new-leaders-seek-present-friendlier-public-face-oppose-bold-new-demands
Their “Proposal for a Consensus on Reform” gives a stark warning of the dangers of inaction.
consensus : A consensus , is general agreement among a group of people
If systemic reforms are not carried out, it says, public dissatisfaction will escalate to a “critical point” and the country will “fall into the turmoil and chaos of violent revolution”.
Carry out: If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
dis-satisfaction ：Satisfaction is the pleasure that you feel when you do something or get something that you wanted or needed to do or get.
escalate ：If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.
Zhang Qianfan, a legal scholar at Peking University who organised the petition, says an Arab-style upheaval is possible, particularly if the economy were to stall. Worries about stability have increased, he says, amid growing numbers of protests around the country.
Upheaval: An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry.
Stall : If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time
stability :
Such doom-laden language is not so different from some of the new leaders’ own rhetoric aimed at galvanising support for reform. Mr Xi himself has hinted at an Arab-style outcome if the party
fails to tackle corruption. In late December he even implied that the party might fall if it fails to
reform politically. This was suggested by a reference he made to a meeting in 1945 between Mao Zedong and Huang Yanpei, the leader of a Communist-leaning party. Huang told Mao that many Chinese dynasties had collapsed because of their inertia after many years in power. Mao replied that the Communist Party had found a remedy for this: democracy. Mr Xi probably did not spell out the irony of Mao’s response, but by alluding to it he implied that more democracy was now needed.
By this Mr Xi almost certainly did not mean the kind of approach called for in the recent petition. Its authors, many of whom are from leading universities and government-affiliated think-tanks, say their proposals amount to no more than implementing the country’s constitution. But this is far more radical than it sounds. As they point out, the constitution guarantees freedom of speech, assembly and publication as well as the right to demonstrate. Proper implementation, they say, would require lifting controls on the internet, on the formation of NGOs (they carefully avoid mentioning opposition parties) and on the press. Banning demonstrations should be the exception instead of the rule as it is now. The judiciary should be allowed to work independently, free of the party’s interference. Non-party-sponsored candidates should be welcome to stand for election to legislatures, which should wield real power instead of acting as “rubber stamps” for the party. And the party should implement its own charter, letting members elect their own leaders freely.
Their “Proposal for a Consensus on Reform” gives a stark warning of the dangers of inaction.
consensus : A consensus , is general agreement among a group of people
If systemic reforms are not carried out, it says, public dissatisfaction will escalate to a “critical point” and the country will “fall into the turmoil and chaos of violent revolution”.
Carry out: If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
dis-satisfaction ：Satisfaction is the pleasure that you feel when you do something or get something that you wanted or needed to do or get.
escalate ：If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity.
Zhang Qianfan, a legal scholar at Peking University who organised the petition, says an Arab-style upheaval is possible, particularly if the economy were to stall. Worries about stability have increased, he says, amid growing numbers of protests around the country.
Upheaval: An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry.
Stall : If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time
stability :
Such doom-laden language is not so different from some of the new leaders’ own rhetoric aimed at galvanising support for reform. Mr Xi himself has hinted at an Arab-style outcome if the party
fails to tackle corruption. In late December he even implied that the party might fall if it fails to
reform politically. This was suggested by a reference he made to a meeting in 1945 between Mao Zedong and Huang Yanpei, the leader of a Communist-leaning party. Huang told Mao that many Chinese dynasties had collapsed because of their inertia after many years in power. Mao replied that the Communist Party had found a remedy for this: democracy. Mr Xi probably did not spell out the irony of Mao’s response, but by alluding to it he implied that more democracy was now needed.
By this Mr Xi almost certainly did not mean the kind of approach called for in the recent petition. Its authors, many of whom are from leading universities and government-affiliated think-tanks, say their proposals amount to no more than implementing the country’s constitution. But this is far more radical than it sounds. As they point out, the constitution guarantees freedom of speech, assembly and publication as well as the right to demonstrate. Proper implementation, they say, would require lifting controls on the internet, on the formation of NGOs (they carefully avoid mentioning opposition parties) and on the press. Banning demonstrations should be the exception instead of the rule as it is now. The judiciary should be allowed to work independently, free of the party’s interference. Non-party-sponsored candidates should be welcome to stand for election to legislatures, which should wield real power instead of acting as “rubber stamps” for the party. And the party should implement its own charter, letting members elect their own leaders freely.
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