Can china continue to develop economically without making political reforms?

In the case of China, economical development is not associated to political reforms. All they think is to surpass economically the USA. Politics is a secondary issue. This mean that they manage politics easily. What they want is to continue producing more and more. After all, they have a huge population, about 1,3 billion people. Political reforms in a country like China is a two-edged sWord.