TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zhao, Yuezhi
AU  - Wu, Jing
JF  - Javnost-The Public
TI  - Understanding China’s Developmental Path: Towards Socialist Rejuvenation?
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
PY  - 2020
SN  - 1854-8377
PB  - EURICOM
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13183222.2020.1727274
N2  - As we arrive at a critical juncture in the contestations for a new global order in which China and communication intersect to assume pivotal roles, it has become more urgent than ever to understand China’s developmental path on its own terms. Such a task, however, is becoming increasingly challenging and politically-charged. Against the tide of describing reform-era China in terms of all forms of capitalism and thereby feeding into the long-discredited “end of history” discourse, this paper overviews political economic, ideological, and cultural changes under Xi Jinping’s New Era from a historical and endogenous perspective. Neither taking “socialism with Chinese characteristics” at face value nor ignoring it, the analysis demonstrates the enduring legacy of the Chinese communist revolution on China’s nation-building and developmental efforts, and the CCP’s abilities in creatively reclaiming this legacy and mobilising cultural resources to sustain its hegemony.
U1  - Print ISSN: 1318-3222
ER  -