The China Path vs The Western Model

How Chinese society challenges the CCP’s effort to create a unifying ideology

Like no other Chinese leader since the reform era, Xi Jinping has worked on forging a uniquely Chinese national narrative. The search for a unifying ideology, long submerged by materialism and individualism, has taken center stage under his rule. Xi’s concepts such as the “China Dream” and the “China Path” will feature prominently at this month’s 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Xi´s thoughts and ideas will be enshrined in the CCP statute – as building blocks for an alternative model of governance to market-led capitalism and liberal democracy.