Last week, Arthur Kroeber, Editor of the China Economic Quarterly opined that “…the Chinese state is not fragile. The regime is strong, increasingly self-confident, and without organized opposition.” His essay, which drew strong, if divided, attention, cautioned in its title, “Here Is Xi’s China: Get Used To It.” Following below is a selection of responses, the first two of which poke respectful, cautionary holes in Kroeber's line of thinking. —The Editors