The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system”
ABSTRACTOn June 25th, 2021, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China issued a white paper entitled “China’s New Political Party System.” This document argues that the political systems of Western nations are “outdated” and emphasizes the superiority of the political sys...
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| description | ABSTRACTOn June 25th, 2021, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China issued a white paper entitled “China’s New Political Party System.” This document argues that the political systems of Western nations are “outdated” and emphasizes the superiority of the political system of “Chinese democracy,” as promoted by Xi Jinping. However, the Chinese government’s official English translation leaves out the context of “newness” and does not emphasize the harmfulness of the West’s “outdated” system. Why was the English version rewritten with little nuance? This could be because of a desire to avoid drawing international criticism for its plan to boost China’s “international discourse power” (国际话语权 in Chinese), which President Xi Jinping has sought to shore up. This paper argues that China’s “new political party system” was implemented as a political tool to formulate Xi Jinping’s new social science theory. Thus, it did not bring about any major changes to China’s political consultation system, in which “democratic parties” can consult with the Communist Party but basically cannot oppose or disagree. Additionally, the phrase “new political party system” was created amidst conflict around discourse power with the West and was an argument with strategic significance in its connection to foreign policy. Discussion of China’s political system is likely to become all the more important amidst the current structural conflict between the US and China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1137331cdd55495eb7840dc19a49ba9d2023-04-19T09:53:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Contemporary East Asia Studies2476-10282476-10362022-07-0111221422810.1080/24761028.2023.2197366The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system”Naoko Eto0Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, JapanABSTRACTOn June 25th, 2021, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China issued a white paper entitled “China’s New Political Party System.” This document argues that the political systems of Western nations are “outdated” and emphasizes the superiority of the political system of “Chinese democracy,” as promoted by Xi Jinping. However, the Chinese government’s official English translation leaves out the context of “newness” and does not emphasize the harmfulness of the West’s “outdated” system. Why was the English version rewritten with little nuance? This could be because of a desire to avoid drawing international criticism for its plan to boost China’s “international discourse power” (国际话语权 in Chinese), which President Xi Jinping has sought to shore up. This paper argues that China’s “new political party system” was implemented as a political tool to formulate Xi Jinping’s new social science theory. Thus, it did not bring about any major changes to China’s political consultation system, in which “democratic parties” can consult with the Communist Party but basically cannot oppose or disagree. Additionally, the phrase “new political party system” was created amidst conflict around discourse power with the West and was an argument with strategic significance in its connection to foreign policy. Discussion of China’s political system is likely to become all the more important amidst the current structural conflict between the US and China.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24761028.2023.2197366Discourse powerChinese political systemChinese “democracy” |
| spellingShingle | Naoko Eto The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system” Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies Discourse power Chinese political system Chinese “democracy” |
| title | The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system” |
| title_full | The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system” |
| title_fullStr | The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system” |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system” |
| title_short | The Xi Jinping administration’s desire for legitimacy: the strategic implication of its “new political party system” |
| title_sort | xi jinping administration s desire for legitimacy the strategic implication of its new political party system |
| topic | Discourse power Chinese political system Chinese “democracy” |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24761028.2023.2197366 |
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