China Tomorrow

Arguing against conventional wisdom, this important book makes a compelling case for the continuing strength of Chinas one-party system. Many analysts have predicted that Chinas unprecedented economic development and middle-class expansion would lead to a liberalization of its political regime and a move toward democracy. Instead, leading scholar Jean-Pierre Cabestan contends that the Chinese Communist Party will continue to adapt and prosper in the coming decades, representing a growing challenge to all democracies. Influenced by Chinas traditional culture and even more so by the regimes Soviet ideology, institutions, and modus operandi, most Chinese are not pushing for democracy, choosing security, stability and prosperity over political freedoms and participation