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performance-based legitimacy
Xi Jinping’s Legitimacy Malaise Is Bad News for Cross-Strait Relations
By Anthony Toh Han Yang and Jonghyuk Lee
Xi’s achievements as a core leader of the party are far inferior to those of Mao and Deng. Taiwan may be his only chance to secure a legacy-defining victory.
At 100, Chinese Communist Party in Renewed Drive for Legitimacy
By Pratik Jakhar
The party has seized upon the anniversary to bolster its appeal through a blend of narratives that incorporate past glories, present successes, and future greatness.
Would People in Mainland China and Hong Kong Choose Democracy If They Could?
By Jiangnan Zhu, Siqin Kang, Weijia Chen, Shitong Lin, and Siqi Wang
Analyzing the regime preferences of people in mainland China and Hong Kong during the pandemic.
China's Communist Party: 3 Successes and 3 Challenges
By Mu Chunshan
After the Party Congress, a look back at the CCP's strengths and forward to the challenges ahead.
Ian Johnson on Religion in China, Past and Future
By Young China Watchers
"Religion and the search for values are moving back to the center of a national discussion in China."
What Happens After China Invades Taiwan?
By Wang Mouzhou
Even a tactically “successful” invasion of the island might lead to strategic defeat for the PRC and the Communist Party.
The Communist Party of China's Recipe for Success
By Thomas E. Kellogg
A review of Bruce Dickson's The Dictator's Dilemma.
Charting the Rise of Xi Jinping
By Young China Watchers
Kerry Brown on Xi Jinping and the future of Chinese politics.
China’s ‘New Normal’ Economy and Social Stability
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's economic growth is slowing, but Beijing has a plan to keep people from feeling the pinch.
Where Does the CCP's Legitimacy Come From? (Hint: It's Not Economic Performance)
By Ankit Panda
New research shows that China's economic performance has caused a decline in happiness among elites.
Why Do People Keep Predicting China's Collapse?
By Xie Tao
The Chinese party-state is certainly facing decay -- but so are most Western democracies.
Why Chinese Obey
True, the state gains legitimacy from performance. But there is more to it than that.
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