Will Dobson, author of The Dictator’s Learning Curve, describes the Chinese government as a technocracy whose legitimacy is founded on efficient problem-solving. “When a regime’s legitimacy is derived from its performance,” he argues, “any crisis – and how the party responds to it – can raise existential questions about the regime’s right to rule.”
独裁者学习曲线的作者威尔·多布森形容中国政府的实质是专家政府，其合法性建立在有效的解决问题之上。“当政权合法性与表现挂钩时，“他提出，“任何危机——以及政党所采取的对策——都可以演变成质疑其是否有权执政。”