The Crisis of Representativeness and Post-Party Politics*

Abstract

This article analyzes the crisis of representativeness in contemporary China from three perspectives: first, the fracture of representativeness is a general political crisis in the world; second, the crisis of representativeness resulted from the crisis of the socialist system in China, the core of which is the decline of class politics; third, theoretical debates and the mass line in the modern Chinese revolution are not only historical prerequisites for representative politics in China but also contain elements that transcend its representative system. In the context of post-party politics, rethinking this political heritage will contribute to the exploration of the future of politics.