Conventional narratives in the West claim that the government in China lacks popular legitimacy and only retains power through coercion. But existing evidence from the two main studies on this ...

Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the ...

While Western democracies often equate democracy with elections, China has developed a distinct model -- whole-process people's democracy -- tailored to its national conditions and historical ...

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing "two sessions" in China have once again put the global spotlight on the country's unique democratic model -- whole-process people's democracy. With the ...