Chinese Citizen Satisfaction with Government Performance during COVID-19
(2021) In Journal of Contemporary China 30(132). p.930-944- Abstract
While foreign pundits have alternatively blamed and praised the Chinese government’s handling of the COVID-19 virus, little is known about how citizens within China understand this performance. This article considers how satisfied Chinese citizens are with their government’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It first considers the impact of authoritarian control, political culture, and/or actual government performance on citizen satisfaction. Then, it tests the consequences of satisfaction and specifically whether citizen satisfaction leads to greater trust. Analyzing data from the first post-COVID survey of its kind (n = 19,816) conducted from April 22 to 28 April 2020, the authors find that Chinese citizens have an overall... (More)
While foreign pundits have alternatively blamed and praised the Chinese government’s handling of the COVID-19 virus, little is known about how citizens within China understand this performance. This article considers how satisfied Chinese citizens are with their government’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It first considers the impact of authoritarian control, political culture, and/or actual government performance on citizen satisfaction. Then, it tests the consequences of satisfaction and specifically whether citizen satisfaction leads to greater trust. Analyzing data from the first post-COVID survey of its kind (n = 19,816) conducted from April 22 to 28 April 2020, the authors find that Chinese citizens have an overall high level of satisfaction, but that this satisfaction drops with each lower level of government. Further, authoritarian control, political culture, and awareness of government performance all contribute to citizen satisfaction and this in turn, has enhanced public support for the Chinese government.
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- Wu, Cary
; Shi, Zilei
; Wilkes, Rima
; Wu, Jiaji
; Gong, Zhiwen
; He, Nengkun
; Xiao, Zang
; Zhang, Xiaojun
; Lai, Weijun
; Zhou, Dongxia
; Zhao, Feng
; Yin, Xiufang
; Xiong, Ping
; Zhou, Hao
; Chu, Qinghua
; Cao, Libin
; Tian, Ruijing
; Tan, Yu
; Yang, Liyong
; He, Zexuan
; Fairbrother, Malcolm
; Mewes, Jan
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and Giordano, Giuseppe N
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- Routledge
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- scopus:85102894679
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- 1067-0564
- DOI
- 10.1080/10670564.2021.1893558
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abstract = {{<p>While foreign pundits have alternatively blamed and praised the Chinese government’s handling of the COVID-19 virus, little is known about how citizens within China understand this performance. This article considers how satisfied Chinese citizens are with their government’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. It first considers the impact of authoritarian control, political culture, and/or actual government performance on citizen satisfaction. Then, it tests the consequences of satisfaction and specifically whether citizen satisfaction leads to greater trust. Analyzing data from the first post-COVID survey of its kind (n = 19,816) conducted from April 22 to 28 April 2020, the authors find that Chinese citizens have an overall high level of satisfaction, but that this satisfaction drops with each lower level of government. Further, authoritarian control, political culture, and awareness of government performance all contribute to citizen satisfaction and this in turn, has enhanced public support for the Chinese government.</p>}},
author = {{Wu, Cary and Shi, Zilei and Wilkes, Rima and Wu, Jiaji and Gong, Zhiwen and He, Nengkun and Xiao, Zang and Zhang, Xiaojun and Lai, Weijun and Zhou, Dongxia and Zhao, Feng and Yin, Xiufang and Xiong, Ping and Zhou, Hao and Chu, Qinghua and Cao, Libin and Tian, Ruijing and Tan, Yu and Yang, Liyong and He, Zexuan and Fairbrother, Malcolm and Mewes, Jan and Giordano, Giuseppe N}},
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