[nine_k]

I would like to remind that the Soviet regime was defeated by economic issues.

I think the only reason the CPC regime might change is due to economic problems. The more abrupt they would be, the better: people need to remember better times and demand change to get back there — including people at higher positions in CPC itself.

Remember how the "cultural revolution" fiasco led to serious liberalization and eventually to the "economic miracle".

[fmajid]

Chinese growth was slowing anyway. Now they have a convenient scapegoat for that, big bad America. The long-term consequences of deep hostility against America in the general Chinese population are hard to predict, but they are not going to be favorable to us.

[educationdata]

The anti-American rhetoric has always been there, no matter what. The Communist party can even blame the tiananmen square massacre on the western world. This is called brainwash.

[fmajid]

They couldn't claim Chinese growth slowdown was cause by America then. Now, they can, and it will even be the truth, if not the whole truth.

[inflatableDodo]

>I would like to remind that the Soviet regime was defeated by economic issues.

It was brought to its knees by economic issues. It was defeated by helping install a puppet imbecile. And looking at current affairs, I suspect they may have held a grudge.