China has a lot of problems -- but a revolution isn't one of them

REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel There’s a tendency to view every major political scandal in China as a litmus test for the president. So tightly is power held in his hands that whatever happens under his watch is either an indictment of his power, and thus the viability of the Communist Party of China, or a validation of it. It’s a tempting reaction, but it’s also the wrong reaction –China is, after all, a complicated and irreducible country. Recent events illustrate why this is so. Last week, Xi...