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‘Carrying Forward the Great Founding Spirit’: Governance in the Communist Party of China Today

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  • Jabin T. Jacob

    (Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi National Capital Region, India.)

  • Bhim B. Subba

    (Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. bhimsubba@uohyd.ac.in)

Abstract

The Communist Party of China’s transition from a revolutionary party to a ruling party has been accompanied by challenges to its legitimacy owing to issues of corruption and poor governance. As a result, the Party’s leadership has time and again laid stress on discipline and unity on internal governance, in other words, as a way of overcoming its shortcomings. This article looks at two approaches towards internal governance under current General Secretary Xi Jinping. The first, it argues, is a stress on the fervour and ideals of a past revolutionary era as the Party tries to reinforce its legitimacy to rule. The second is a strategy of greater control over the work of the state. Essentially, the Party is integrating the state ever closely with itself as a way of validating the effectiveness of its internal governance.

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  • Jabin T. Jacob & Bhim B. Subba, 2022. "‘Carrying Forward the Great Founding Spirit’: Governance in the Communist Party of China Today," China Report, , vol. 58(3), pages 263-282, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:chnrpt:v:58:y:2022:i:3:p:263-282
    DOI: 10.1177/00094455221108226
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