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THE PARTY AND THE PEOPLE - BRUCE J DICKSON KART...

How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its
people Since 1949  the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the
country  persisting even in the face of economic calamity  widespread social upheaval  and
violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive
tactics alone—it pairs this with surprising responsiveness to the public. The Party and the
People explores how this paradox has helped the CCP endure for decades  and how this balance
has shifted increasingly toward repression under the rule of President Xi Jinping. Delving into
the tenuous binary of repression and responsivity  Bruce Dickson illuminates numerous questions
surrounding the CCP’s rule: How does it choose leaders and create policies? When does it allow
protests? Will China become democratic? Dickson shows that the party’s dual approach lies at
the core of its practices—repression when dealing with existential  political threats or
challenges to its authority  and responsiveness when confronting localized economic or social
unrest. The state answers favorably to the demands of protesters on certain issues  such as
local environmental hazards and healthcare  but deals harshly with others  such as protests in
Tibet  Xinjiang  or Hong Kong. With the CCP’s greater reliance on suppression since Xi
Jinping’s rise to power in 2012  Dickson considers the ways that this tipping of the scales
will influence China’s future. Bringing together a vast body of sources  The Party and the
People sheds new light on how the relationship between the Chinese state and its citizens
shapes governance.

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