This chapter discusses the challenges and methods of accurately measuring public opinion in China, considering censorship and political repression. It explores the use of surveys conducted by Harvard University researchers and introduces the list experiment method used by the University of Southern California to estimate support for the Communist Party. It also examines President Xi Jinping's approval ratings and the potential implications of dissent.
Squabbles over the seas and their tributary waterways are becoming more tense as rivalries deepen and the climate changes. How should the West prepare? An opinion poll with a twist suggests that Xi Jinping is not as popular as he thinks he is (11:29). And, a tribute to the queen of world rallying (17:42).
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