Coronavirus Outbreak: Will the Chinese Communist Party Survive the Fallout?

Crises, particularly unexpected ones, can make or break a government as much as an individual.

In 2019, China “celebrated” 70 years of Communist Party rule. China’s economic growth was at the lowest it’s been in three decades. And it faced the added political challenge of the Hong Kong protests, as well as the economic strain of an escalating trade war with the United States. Nevertheless, 2020 brought a more urgent challenge.

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Madeleine Kearns

Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.

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Crises, particularly unexpected ones, can make or break a government as much as an individual.

In 2019, China “celebrated” 70 years of Communist Party rule. China’s economic growth was at the lowest it’s been in three decades. And it faced the added political challenge of the Hong Kong protests, as well as the economic strain of an escalating trade war with the United States. Nevertheless, 2020 brought a more urgent challenge.