AHC: Have communism end in China the way it ended in Russia

In 1989, Communism began to collapse in Europe, with the collapse of communist Governments in Europe and the reunification of Berlin. China, however, maintained it's communist Government and clamped down on opposition.

What would it take for the PRC to fall?
 

samcster94

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In 1989, Communism began to collapse in Europe, with the collapse of communist Governments in Europe and the reunification of Berlin. China, however, maintained it's communist Government and clamped down on opposition.

What would it take for the PRC to fall?
Have Mao succeeded by hardliners might do it(as in create said conditions). How would a "Yeltsinist" China look(like a non Communist flag for starters)???
 
You probably also have to make the PLA more independent-minded. The Soviet Army was a bit less totally controlled by the party than the PLA was in China, and whilst some elements tried to preserve the Soviet system (hence the August coup attempt), most did not. The PLA on the other hand is quite subservient to the CPC. You'd probably have to create a scenario in which these hardliners are deemed so radical or so crazy that the PLA would not support them.
 
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