What can we learn from Chinese political theory?

A lot of threads that I saw focused on the economic differences between China and the US. However, China also seems to have its own vibrant community of political theorist, trying to synthesize something new from Confucianism, Marxism and Liberalism (see https://www.readingthechinadream.com/gan-yang-tongsantong-chapter-1.html). Thus I wonder with China's recent rise to power which for sure is also due to its large population size and manufacturing industry, do they have any new political theory more accustomed to the 21st century, is it mainly due to the different (more healthy?) cultural substrate or is there no special new sauce and everything is just due to the economy?

For once, it's interesting that they seem to tightly control public discourse on the internet and media. With memes coming from the West, trying to undermine your government, building ideological sovereignty, presupposes that you control what is allowed inside. Furthermore this also explains why a lot of public intellectuals get censored and uncensored again. They are basically trying to feel out who is Team China and trying to improve the system and who is Team Other and trying to subdue you, leading to a clear distinction and alignment in public discourse.

Nice post, these are the right questions to be asking. Mao definitely cooked up something new by running a version of Marxism that worked and inventing novel military strategy. At the same time though, I think 90% of the picture can be described by the CCP having uncontested power over the massive labor force. This also plays into the emphasis on controlling outside influences that can creep in and drive a wedge via the internet. You don't want another power to come between you and the autonomy you have over the productive function of your society, your people.

The next challenge for them will be their international operations in two parts. One will be if they can export state capacity and infrastructure to other underdeveloped countries and two where they can comb out non-Han operators from the rest of the world. People overlook or choose to ignore that a key strength of the anglosphere is the grooming of non-anglo operators. Western universities and the functions they pipe into have their own valence and outsiders are scrambling to take part in it. This phase is unvalidated for Han China.

They've made it this far but fuel is dwindling. The birth rate crisis is real.