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Chinese Government less popular than state media makes it seem: increased repression, sabre-rattling over Taiwan is "effort to contain frustration", researchers find (www.eurasiareview.com)

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Chinese citizens' seemingly popular attitudes toward their government as party propaganda gained in direct surveys -and covered by China Central Television, Xinhua, China Global Television Network, China Dailyand other state-controlled outlets- provide a false narrative as survey respondents conceal their opposition to the regime due to the threat of repression.

Deeper analyses find that Chinese citizens are far more fearful of expressing opposition to the regime under its leader Xi Jinping than in other autocracies, suggesting that observers should be sceptical about public opinion surveys in China that rely on direct questioning.

The [Chinese Communist Party] CCP’s sprawling internal security apparatus compels citizens to engage in widespread self-censorship, at a rate nearly three times higher than in Vladamir Putin’s Russia.

Researcher say the CCP confronts widespread frustration. Its recent policies, including the increase in repression and sabre-rattling over Taiwan, should be seen as an effort to contain this frustration.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Wh-what?? No, I was told that the Chinese government had a 95% approval rating by tankies!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Everyone knows its 105%, traitor!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

-10,000 social credit for me

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