The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological legitimacy, maintain its rule with force, but cannot draw strength from the ideology of Marx and Mao.
Meaning of the quote
The Chinese government used to get a lot of support from the ideas of famous leaders like Marx and Mao. But now, the government is having trouble getting people to believe in those ideas. So, the government has to use force to stay in power, instead of getting support from the people who believe in those old ideologies.
About Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes, son of longtime Forbes publisher Malcolm Forbes and grandson of the magazine’s founder B.C. Forbes, is an American publishing executive and politician who has served as the editor-in-chief of Forbes and ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000. He has also held positions on the Board for International Broadcasting.
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