Four general Approaches to Contemporary Chinese Politics In studying contemporary Chinese politics, there are four different approaches that can be employed: ideology, organization, faction, and state/society. Reviewing some of the major events in the post-1949 era, the most useful way to interpret the events is to apply these various approaches, pending on the time and circumstances. When explaining the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution, the most useful approach is to look at the event …showed first 75 words of 820 total…

…showed last 75 words of 820 total…politics offer viewers to look at a certain event, such as the Cultural Revolution, from four different points of view. In general, factional approach was the least useful in examining the three cases illustrated above. However, it is not to say that one approach is better than any other three. Moreover, readers ought to exercise caution when applying the four models, for the usefulness of the models may vary according to the time and circumstances.