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performance-based legitimacy
July 02, 2021
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.
April 27, 2021
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.
October 28, 2017
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.
April 11, 2017
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."
March 24, 2017
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.
August 12, 2016
The Communist Party of China's Recipe for Success
By Thomas E. Kellogg
A review of Bruce Dickson's The Dictator's Dilemma.
April 13, 2016
Charting the Rise of Xi Jinping
By Young China Watchers
Kerry Brown on Xi Jinping and the future of Chinese politics.
November 24, 2015
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.
June 18, 2015
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.
March 20, 2015
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.
July 16, 2013
Why Chinese Obey
True, the state gains legitimacy from performance. But there is more to it than that.
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