I read here in the past through comments and timelines (mostly dystopias, to be honest) if Jiang Qing and the civilian, "far-leftist" part of the CCP seized the power soon after the death of Mao, (let's say as simple POD Hua Guofeng hesitated too much to strike - as far I know, he was indeed hesitant - so fizzling the coup of the Old Guard of the party), the inevitable outcome was the Chinese collapse, going from the worse case such as civil war to the "lesser" one (fractionalism of the country even with the existance of the legitimate government in Beijing).
But, trying to be objective the most possible, could be instead plausible Jiang Qing and her clique after weathering the inevitable storm, to stabilize their power and effectively control the country? If yes, what kind of alternate China would have emerged? A really dark place as various people believes or there could be some hope to see a "better" or at least not worse than OTL outcome for the Middle Country?
But, trying to be objective the most possible, could be instead plausible Jiang Qing and her clique after weathering the inevitable storm, to stabilize their power and effectively control the country? If yes, what kind of alternate China would have emerged? A really dark place as various people believes or there could be some hope to see a "better" or at least not worse than OTL outcome for the Middle Country?