Political trust in China

Lianjiang LI

doi:10.3998/mpub.12394984

Political trust in China

Lianjiang LI^*

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Abstract

The authoritarian regime in China is a prime target of the US-led war on autocracy; however, the regime claims a majority of the Chinese people trust the government, with national surveys since the 1990s supporting this assertion. How much do Chinese citizens actually trust the one-party regime? Instead of dismissing survey results, Li examines the contexts in which Chinese citizens are predisposed to say they trust the government. He argues that political trust in China is a power-accommodating and nonbinding hope rather than a rights-based and binding expectation as Chinese citizens do not have the right to grant and retract trust through free and fair elections.

Original language	English
Publisher	University of Michigan Press
Number of pages	172
ISBN (Electronic)	9780472905096
ISBN (Print)	9780472077526
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12394984
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2025
Externally published	Yes

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