Wise comments from Mr. Wen, who safely suggests XJP is being prudent and practical in counseling that, generally, in making (especially economic) transitions, one should (or will out of necessity) keep running old systems (gasoline-powered cars, coal-fired power plants, bloated real estate companies...) even as entirely new structures are being phased in. And ultimately you make the full switchover seamlessly. In Xi’s ideal (and fanciful?) world, this process should reduce waste and “seek progress in the midst of stability”--or, indeed, promote stability. Whistling in the dark?