Political Trust in China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780472057528)

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.

Author: Lianjiang Li
ISBN-10: 0472057529
ISBN-13: 9780472057528
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 07/22/2025
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2025 pg. 101