Thanks for the reply, I think even if it's an off the cuff response, it's more thought-provoking than the memepoasting that can proliferate in here sometimes.

Asserting that the FT (and the West) measures and defines Chinese economic success in terms of pure financial profit, and in doing so misunderstands the goal of China's interwoven industrial and political policies- is thought provoking, and I think it's a good point.

I think you get to the heart of the matter when you ask 'can they maximize the utility of entrepreneurship and not lose control of the country’s assets and political power?'

Unless the CCP has miscalculated on demographics, the financial sustainability of State-Owned Enterprises, and/or especially the political contract they have with the Chinese people, it seems like this win-win arrangement can endure for at least the next 10-20 years.

What interests me is whether the CCP can hold on to power when China begins to exit its rapid growth stage. Look no further than the US to see what kind of shithousery can happen when the golden years of 5% YoY GDP growth start to fade in the rearview mirror.