POL 161 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Democracy Wall, Proletariat, Judicial Independence
Document Summary
Wide ranging economic reforms that began in 1978 raised expectations that political reforms would soon follow suit did not occur. Maintaining its monopoly on political power has been the most important element of its strategy for survival. Popular protests in tiananmen square [1989] targets corruption among party leaders/families. Peaceful nature and duration of the movement, signs of support within the party, expectation that political reform would eventually catch up with economic reform created growing optimism. Decision to impose martial law not only brought a violent end to a peaceful movement, but crushed the hopes of a peaceful transition to democracy. Four cardinal principles": basis of china"s political system and off-limits to public debate socialist road. Marxism-leninism-mao zedong thought leadership of the ccp how democratic is china there has been no sustained democracy movement with broad popular support within china. Higher the income, the more highly they evaluate the status quo and are satisfied definitions of democracy.
