tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post3039123382978991448..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: The China FantasyMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-7847742090324629712010-09-10T10:39:15.548-05:002010-09-10T10:39:15.548-05:00FWIW, this week's Sinica podcast is about the ...FWIW, this week's Sinica podcast is about the topics discussed in this post. You can listen <a href="http://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica/showdown-in-shenzhen" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />@Sino-gist - I'd say the CCP is strong right now. There are no huge cracks as far as I can tell. There's definitely no Mao or Deng leading the country right now, but that doesn't seem to be causing any sort of legitimacy concerns.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-62476729584897561472010-09-10T05:27:26.956-05:002010-09-10T05:27:26.956-05:00I suppose it also depends ob how strong you think ...I suppose it also depends ob how strong you think the CCP is at the moment. Personally, i see the Party as needing to constantly strive to demonstrate its legitimacy in a 'post-revolutionary' era, when none of its leaders have the same revolutionary credentials as the likes of Mao and Deng...Sino-Gisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798716158082346572noreply@blogger.com