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The study examines how the Chinese Communist Party's ideology has persisted and evolved since the Reform and Opening up, particularly under Xi Jinping.

June 20, 2026Open Access

Structures of Survival: Typologies, Instrumentalization, and the Political Reproduction of Communist Party of China's Ideology after Reform and Opening up

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Explores the structural reasons for the survival of Chinese Communist Party ideology, indicating its continued relevance and functions post-reform.

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The study examines how the Chinese Communist Party's ideology has persisted and evolved since the Reform and Opening up, particularly under Xi Jinping.
Analyzed ideological discourse of four CCP leaders since 1978.
Utilized primary sources, including Party Congress reports and leaders' speeches.
Employed joint modeling methods involving entropy, centrality, and citation density across ten thematic domains.
Identified that CCP ideology serves as a flexible political tool despite a façade of de-ideologization.
Found patterns in ideological texts reflecting strategic positioning and developed academic systems under specific conditions.
Evaluated that certain discourses prioritize economic development themes, demonstrating a dynamic of ideology in political legitimacy.

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Yangjianxin Zhou (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3632d2db0793dc1a53946f https://doi.org/10.6082/aq0kp-3m956

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Explores the structural reasons for the survival of Chinese Communist Party ideology, indicating its continued relevance and functions post-reform.

Structures of Survival: Typologies, Instrumentalization, and the Political Reproduction of Communist Party of China's Ideology after Reform and Opening up

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Structures of Survival: Typologies, Instrumentalization, and the Political Reproduction of Communist Party of China's Ideology after Reform and Opening up

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