11600. CHINA: REFORMING POLITICS AND PREVENTING CHAOS. Argues that the absence of political reform in China now threatens not only to impinge on the success of economic reform, but also to disrupt the entire social order. Taking the perspective of a foreign adviser to the Chinese central government, this analysis makes recommendations on political reforms in China, taking into account the limitations and restrictions of Chinese culture and tradition. 12p., 32f., 20b.