China’s Time Will Come

Almost a half-century after being forced from their homeland, Tibetans abroad, led by the Dalai Lama, have democratized their institutions in hopes that they may one day form the basis…

The regime has only institutionalized itself partially and temporarily; institutional norms are currently eroding, and this is likely to continue.

Like all contemporary nondemocratic systems, the Chinese system suffers from weak legitimacy at the level of regime type. The most likely form of transition for China remains the model of…