BBC Chinese reported (January 31, 2019) that, entering the year 2019, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is steering into high political risk zones. It summarized these critical risks using nine points: (i) The top challenge is the reduced economic growth, which is on the borderline of the “tipping point.” (ii) The rapidly expanding gap between the rich and the poor population. (iii) The growing and stubborn powerful and special interest groups. (iv) The failing rural villages as well as more and more homeless people in the city. (v) The society that is, considering several different standards, highly divided. (vi) The Internet brings everyday citizens a new political landscape. (vii) Tension among ethnic groups in China is now at a dangerous level, and is now quickly becoming a risk that will split the nation’s unity. (viii) Widespread corruption is everywhere and more and more people are losing faith in the ruling party. And finally, (ix) China’s geopolitical situation has worsened a lot in the past few years. The international pressure has transformed and affected the domestic political environment. All these risks interact with one another and are forming serious challenges for the administration.
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