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The Chinese Political System

  • Asia
  • 20 september 2021

The XXVI China Analysis Group Meeting proposed dialogue on the fundamental characteristics of China's political system and the main issues surrounding its particularities and governance capacity. In this report, which summarizes the main discussion points of the event, the reader will find the participants' reflections regarding the difference between the ideal and the reality of China's meritocratic political structure, its challenges in terms of managing the world's largest population, and China's internal contradictions.

In addition, the text brings reflections on the international pressure China faces regarding human rights, democratic values, and sources of legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party today and in a future governance perspective.

The China Analysis Group is a CEBRI initiative, sponsored by Banco BOCOM BBM since 2017.

The XXVI China Analysis Group Meeting proposed dialogue on the fundamental characteristics of China's political system and the main issues surrounding its particularities and governance capacity. In this report, which summarizes the main discussion points of the event, the reader will find the participants' reflections regarding the difference between the ideal and the reality of China's meritocratic political structure, its challenges in terms of managing the world's largest population, and China's internal contradictions.

In addition, the text brings reflections on the international pressure China faces regarding human rights, democratic values, and sources of legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party today and in a future governance perspective.

The China Analysis Group is a CEBRI initiative, sponsored by Banco BOCOM BBM since 2017.

Participants in this publication

Marcos Caramuru
International Advisory Board

Ambassador of Brazil to the People's Republic of China (2016-2018)

Philip Yang
Senior Fellow

Founder of URBEM

Daniel Bell
Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University, Qingdao.

Kamila Aben Athar
International Analyst

Xiaoyu Pu
Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, USA.

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