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How Beijing Kept Its Grip on Power

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With the world commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen tragedy, Minxin Pei reflects on how the Chinese Communist Party has held on to power against seemingly impossible odds and whether the strategy it has pursued since Tiananmen will continue to sustain its political monopoly.  He argues that the most important explanation for the party’s apparent resilience is its ability to deliver consistently high growth. However, largely through trial and error, the party has also developed a complementary and quite sophisticated political strategy to strengthen its power base.

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