Over the years, the People's Republic of China has morphed from a backward and isolated country into one that can no longer be ignored in the global scheme of things. From a country with underdeveloped cities having nothing much to offer, but cheap land and unskilled labor decades ago, China has pulled off a global miracle. From the days of Chairman Mao Zedong to President Xi Jingpin, the Chinese political system has continued to undergo phases of restructurings and reforms that are responsible for the peculiar China we know today. Key in these reforms would be the country embracing market liberalization and opening up to globalization. The Chinese political system, although run by the Communist Party has maintained adaptability over the years and has continued to reinvent itself for the overall betterment of the country. From the West, we have been sold the idea that a government can only attain legitimacy through periodic elections. We have believed that the only route to p...