Z
Zhengxu Wang
Researcher at Fudan University
Publications - 26
Citations - 592
Zhengxu Wang is an academic researcher from Fudan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & China. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 20 publications receiving 484 citations. Previous affiliations of Zhengxu Wang include National University of Singapore & University of Nottingham.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Before the Emergence of Critical Citizens: Economic Development and Political Trust in China
TL;DR: The authors found that the Chinese public expresses fairly strong criticism of some aspects of Chinese society, but they express high levels of confidence in the national government, indicating that people are less deferential to authority and increasingly ready to challenge government.
Journal ArticleDOI
The arrival of critical citizens: decline of political trust and shifting public priorities in China
Zhengxu Wang,Yu You +1 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors captured this decline as reflecting the modernization of Chinese political culture and showed that Chinese citizens are acquiring stronger liberal democratic values, which make citizens more critical toward government institutions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Public Support for Democracy in China
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper showed that more than 90% of Chinese citizens believe that having a democracy is good, but the majority is not ready for a major effort towards democratization because they still see economic growth and social stability as more important than freedom of speech, political participation, and other democratic rights.
Journal ArticleDOI
Explaining Regime Strength in China
TL;DR: This article argued that the Chinese public's satisfaction with Government performance in both the economic and political arenas translates into a high level of public trust in the regime, and that the Party effectively halts any open challenges to its political power.