If I were in China, right now would be my prime time to either be recruited by the CCP, or try and apply for  CCP membership. I try and put myself in the shoes of a college student in China and think if I would want to be apart of the CCP. The easy answer would just to say of course not, but the truth is actually thinking about it I think that I would. I feel like your opportunity to live a better life is much greater when you join the party. Plus since the party objectives have changed and the CCP is more focused on economic development and they want he best of the best I would be less likely to object to the parties objectives. On the other hand, most the benefits of the CCP membership are money and career oriented and I do not know how important that would  be to me. Maybe since it is an expanding market, I would get a job in the non-state sector. I do have to say that I like how the CCP members are more committed to a life of  public service. Even thought  it might be for show you cant fake giving your time, money, or goods so that is something I would want  to apart of.

One thing I do not understand how Chinese people can just change the definition of democracy to satisfy their beliefs. According to Merriam-Webster, a democracy is “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.” The Chinese measure the level of democracy in their society base doff personal freedom, economic opportunity, or leaders who govern in the public interest. Based off their definition most Chinese people are satisfied with their levels of democracy. Maybe I am missing something, but it seems like they are missing a lot of aspects of their own definition of democracy.