This chapter mainly touches upon an often ignored issue in Chinese political discourse: republicanism. It traces the ancient usage of this concept and its unique modern transformation. Based on the postmodern theory of political representation and presentation, Confucius called them “rites” (Li), and considered them crucial for moral authority of a ruler; it argues the mere fact that, as a republic, today’s China is already halfway into Westernization of its political system. But it is a modern republic without representation and, therefore, its political presentation to the world looks unbearably ugly, violating all the rules of Confucian ritual propriety. It would be absurd for the leadership to resist institutional reforms of the leadership structure, especially on the question of how to get rid of the politburo system.