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Chinese Communist Party
Also known as: CPC, CCP, Communist Party, Communist Party of China
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 22 facts
claimThe Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese state, and Chinese society are currently undergoing a phase characterized by ideologisation, disciplining, and caderisation.
claimXi Jinping centralized the structures of the Communist Party to stop the outflow of political decision-making power to bureaucratic instances and to counteract the erosion of political control capacity.
claimXi Jinping has centralized the structures of the Communist Party of China to prevent the outflow of political decision-making power to bureaucratic instances and to counteract the erosion of political control capacity.
claimThe Chinese Communist Party views political stability as heavily dependent on maritime trade routes that require protection by an expanded navy.
perspectiveFrom the Chinese perspective, the ideological dimension of the US-China relationship is highly salient because Western concepts of liberal democracy and freedom of expression threaten the ideological dominance of the Chinese Communist Party.
claimThe Communist Party of China views growing national prosperity as a primary development goal.
claimThe 'century of humiliation' (1840–1949) shapes China's strategic culture and serves as an important element of the Chinese nationalism that connects the Chinese nation and the Chinese Communist Party.
claimThe Communist Party of China views growing national prosperity as a primary development goal.
claimThe Chinese Communist Party asserts that it is the only force capable of preventing chaos, separatism, and demise, and fears for the survival of its system.
accountIn the United States, President Donald Trump minimized the influence of the State Department, while in China, the Communist Party under President Xi Jinping took control of foreign policy decisions.
accountIn the United States, President Donald Trump minimized the influence of the State Department, while in China, the Communist Party under President Xi Jinping took control of foreign policy decisions.
claimThe Chinese Communist Party asserts that it is the only force capable of averting chaos, separatism, and demise in China.
perspectiveThe Chinese Communist Party views Western concepts of liberal democracy and freedom of expression as threats to its ideological dominance, making the ideological dimension of the US-China relationship more salient from the Chinese perspective.
perspectiveThe Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese state identify liberal universalism as a subversive challenge.
claimUnder the leadership of Xi Jinping, the influence of the Chinese Communist Party and the state on the economy has increased, and the exercise of power has become more authoritarian and doctrinal.
perspectiveFrom the Chinese perspective, the ideological dimension of the conflict is highly salient because Western concepts of liberal democracy and freedom of expression threaten the ideological dominance of the Chinese Communist Party.
claimUnder Xi Jinping, the influence of the Chinese Communist Party and the state on the economy has increased, and the exercise of power has become more authoritarian and doctrinal.
claimXi Jinping centralized the structures of the Communist Party to stop the outflow of political decision-making power to bureaucratic instances and counteract the erosion of political control capacity.
claimThe Chinese Communist Party fears for the survival of its political system, asserting that it is the only force capable of preventing chaos, separatism, and national demise.
perspectiveThe Chinese Communist Party and state identify liberal universalism as a subversive challenge to their power.
claimThe influence exerted by the Chinese Communist Party and the state on the economy has increased under Xi Jinping, and the exercise of power has become more authoritarian and doctrinal.
accountIn the United States, President Donald Trump minimized the influence of the State Department, while in China, the Communist Party under President Xi Jinping took control of foreign policy decisions.
U.S.-China Relations cfr.org 3 facts
claimIn November 2020, an unnamed official declared that the era of engagement with the Chinese Communist Party was over, citing unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, and aggressive moves in the East and South China Seas.
claimThe U.S. State Department tightened visa rules for the approximately ninety million members of the Chinese Communist Party in late 2020.
accountMao Zedong, leader of the Chinese Communist Party, established the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 1949, following the defeat of the Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek.
From Economic Cooperation to Strategic Competition - Academia.edu academia.edu 2 facts
claimJinghan Zeng is a Professor of China and International Studies in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University and is the author of 'The Chinese Communist Party's Capacity to Rule: Ideology, Legitimacy and Party Cohesion' (2015).
referenceXinhua reported on the Communist Party of China's decision on comprehensive reform on November 12, 2013.
Actar Publishers actar.com 1 fact
claimThe Communist Party of China adopted a market economy over the three decades following a previous three-decade period of closed-door communist control.
U.S.-China Economic Competition: Gains and Risks in a ... - RAND rand.org Jun 23, 2025 1 fact
claimThe Chinese concept of economic security is broader than that of the United States, overlaps with other aspects of national security, and has become central to the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party.
Advancing U.S.-China Coordination amid Strategic Competition - CSIS csis.org Jan 15, 2025 1 fact
claimIn the People's Republic of China, individuals face professional risk when generating new ideas that could be perceived as deviating from the Chinese Communist Party's line, leading to a lack of official interest in new thinking on the U.S.-China relationship.
US-China competition, world order and economic decoupling indiasworld.in Jul 29, 2025 1 fact
claimDr. Naoise McDonagh argues that China's market reforms are pragmatic measures to advance socialism rather than attempts at liberal convergence, citing China's 2017 Communist Party constitution and the 2021 historical resolution issued by Xi Jinping as evidence of the Party's ideological supremacy.