Will China Democratize? Current Trends and Future Prospects

China has emerged as a key player in development assistance, challenging the mainstream development community’s emphasis on good governance.  

The Communist Party’s adaptation to China’s new social elites will lead to a democratic transition only, if at all, at the expense of regime continuity.

Over the past decade, Chinese authorities have turned against many of the legal reforms they themselves had enacted in the late 20th century. Lawyers have come under increased pressure. Political…