This is interesting, this could be a major blow to the Chinese dictatorship.
just look at north korea and cuba if you want to get a sense for how long these regimes last. USSR was an exception.
Personally I don't expect this to bear true. Historically in China, government failures have been cited as evidence for further centralizing the power of the federal government. And this argument is bought hook-line-and-sinker by the people. I don't think that will change until there is serious economic hardship.