noun
peaceful evolution; peaceful overthrow of Chinese communism
A political term referring to an alleged Western strategy to gradually change China's political system through non-military means. Often used in Chinese and Japanese political discourse.
中国は和平演変を警戒している。
China is wary of peaceful evolution.
和平演変は西側諸国の戦略だと主張する人もいる。
Some argue that peaceful evolution is a strategy of Western countries.
From Chinese 和平演变 (hépíng yǎnbiàn), literally 'peaceful evolution'. The term is used in political contexts to describe a perceived Western strategy to change China's political system gradually.