It seems like China is going in the right direction with regards to enforcing environmental standards, so I have no reason to think that this won't result in crackdowns from government.
- cracking down dissidents (no election - no real 'authority', officials don't have any incentives to listen to "the people"^TM)
- handling local politics (again, no election - same PRC ppl)
- deporting N.Korean refugees back to N.Korea (continuing just because Chinas has been doing so - just like PRC praising Mao for Cultural Revolution that killed millions)