The political economic structure of modern day china is quite similar to mussellines italy or hitler's germany. The lites are very closely allied to the party, are often members of the party and its a very cosy arrangement at the top. But once again, that is a deliberate, engineered, social construction in order to tie the future of these elitues to the future of the c c p. So so that is essentially how at si he has remained in power as the country has got richer.
Dr John Lee is a political scientist, specialising in Chinese political economy, at the Hudson Institute. Dr Lee has authored several books about international security including 'Will China Fail?' and 'The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Beyond 2020' as well as writing for some of the world’s most popular publications including The New York Times, The Australian, and Wall Street Journal.
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