Open AccessA Political Crisis, Long-term Trends and the Chinese Communist Party under the Magnifying Glass
Author(s) -
Carolin Kautz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the british association for chinese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2048-0601
DOI - 10.51661/bjocs.v10i0.127
Subject(s) - politics , communism , perspective (graphical) , pandemic , political science , covid-19 , political economy , term (time) , china , political crisis , affect (linguistics) , development economics , sociology , economics , law , medicine , virology , physics , disease , pathology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , communication , outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached far beyond the immediate public health crisis to significantly affect global political and economic structures. Informed by a political science perspective, the author examines how the virus serves as a magnifying glass, accelerating and making more visible long-term trends in Chinese domestic and foreign politics, and why Chinese studies expertise is crucial for shaping Europe’s response to these trends.