surrounding them, and may help them.The Communist Party has nowhere to go but down l partly disagree with this statement, l feel that once a country likeChina has accomplished itself economically like it has (strong andprosperous future), it will take a lot to bring the party down even thoughthere might be some good reasons to. Also it may be difficult to go down,because China is still three quarters rural, and the people in the countrystill prefer communism because of the small favours received. Anotherfactor why the party won't go down is because if it goes, it will bereplaced by the army, the secret police or warlords. Even though thecommunist party has not functioned like it was supposed to, it will not godown. The communist party has been operating very much like capitalist,because of the capitalist society which has been introduced over the lastseveral years. The party has a large role to play in China's transition toa full market economy.China is on its way. the West should prepare China's interests lay in foreign investment, trade and economic reform. China's main driving force was competition, and they proved thatprivatisation and settling the matter of ownership are not so critical inthe early stages of reform. In the years ahead, China must choose betweenkeeping the communist party or kepping the stunning economic growth. Ifthey continue to grow at the rate China grows, and keep improving theireconomy, and join the likes of Japan, they can combine forces in allaspects against the west, military wise and economically wise. if China'seconomy grows as fast for the next twenty years like it has for the pastfourteen, it will be the biggest economy on earth....