And its ruling authorities, though no longer communist in anything but name, are in one vital sense still Leninist: that is, uncompromisingly defending their monopoly of political power.

• 作为执政权威，尽管除了名字以外在任何事情上都不太共产主义，但在一个致命的问题上依旧秉持列宁主义，即：坚决抵制政治权力多元化（大意）。