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The Communist Party of China (CPC) frames its ideology as Marxism–Leninism adapted to the historical context of China, often expressing it as socialism with Chinese characteristics. Major ideological contributions of the CPC's leadership are viewed as "Thought" or "Theory," with "Thought" carrying greater weight.
Mar 11, 2021 · As the country began to adopt market reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, CCP theorists were forced into contortions providing ideological justifications for policies that appeared overtly capitalist. Deng Xiaoping’s concept of “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” came to be seen as a theoretical fig leaf rather than a description of an ...
- Is China Really Communist?
- Does President Xi Jinping Have A Successor?
- How Likely Is A War Over Taiwan?
- What's Behind China's Rapid Growth…?
- … and Is There A Way For The West to 'neutralise' It?
- Where Are All The Women?
- Is The CCP A Threat to Australia?
- How Much Support Does The CCP Have in China?
- What Happens If You Have Twins Under The One Child Policy?
- What Will Happen to Hong Kong After 2047?
From Yun Jiang: China's official ideology is "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and it's the last two words doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Officially, the ultimate goal of the CCP is still to realise communism, but in order to reach this goal, it needs to tweak the Marxist-Leninist ideology, hence "with Chinese characteristics". Interestin...
From Bill Birtles: Xi does not have an obvious successor — that's part of why Xi looms larger than any of his immediate predecessors. He's managed to engineer a prolonged stay in power beyond the recent norm of a decade, and he's also seemingly knocked off credible rivals or suppressed younger successors. He does appear to have favourites who he el...
From Yun Jiang: Taiwan's government refers to itself officially as the Republic of China (ROC). ROC is commonly recognised as the ruling government of mainland China until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC sees itself as a successor state to the ROC, so it claims sovereignty over territory previously controlled by t...
From Yun Jiang: China's economy grew spectacularly fast from the 1990s after the reform and opening up. This is because prior to that, China was very poor, due to a war with Japan, a civil war, and subsequent disastrous economic policies and political turmoil. Once China became more peaceful and stable, and the Chinese government started to relax e...
From Stan Grant: In two words: we can't. Nor should we try to 'neutralise'. China is the biggest engine of economic growth in the world. By the end of the decade it will be the biggest economy in the world. The West no longer calls the tune economically or politically. Other countries like Russia, Indonesia, India, Brazil and Mexico are all rising ...
From Yun Jiang: Mao did say women hold up half the sky, but under Mao, women never achieved true equality. Women were largely absent from political life, except as wives for senior CCP leaders, including the infamous Jiang Qing (Madame Mao), who took much of the blame for the Cultural Revolution after Mao's death. The CCP never took the issue of ge...
Here's Stan Grant: We certainly have to prepare as if China is a threat. China has shown that it will use retaliatory measures against Australia. It is the biggest power in our region and it does not share liberal democratic values with Australia. We are caught in the crosshairs of a big power rivalry between the US and China and that makes us vuln...
From Bang Xiao: Xi Jinping began his presidency with a high level of public support. It was not only due to his extensive anti-corruption campaign, but also because of his public-friendly image with China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, who is a nationally renowned singer. Public support for Xi dropped with the realisation that his anti-corruption campa...
From Yun Jiang: China's large population was seen as a hindrance to economic development. The government saw the large population as a burden, so it introduced the One Child policy in the 1980s to reduce population growth. The one-child policy is roughly translated to "one birth" in English, so having twins is totally fine! To learn more about what...
From Bang Xiao: It is an important date for Hong Kong today — it's the 24th anniversary of the city's handover from British rule. The Hong Kong public's distrust of the Chinese government is deteriorating, and the freedom they enjoyed has been eroded. The recent closure of Apple Daily shows the political pressure on the city's press freedom. From a...
Dec 20, 2022 · The CCP is the product of clandestine struggle and violence, which explains its hierarchical structure, its culture of secrecy and control, as well as its cohesion based on an “us–them” logic (Saich, 2021).
Oct 6, 2022 · The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of modern China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China.
- Lindsay Maizland
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), [3] officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), [4] is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil War against the Kuomintang.
Apr 9, 2024 · The CCP’s foundational ideology is an ecumenical, millenarian, and zealous system of communist theories pioneered by Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. The CCP’s origins are linked to the global communist movement spearheaded by the Soviet Union-led Comintern, aiming for a worldwide communist society.
