The Hidden Significance and Resilience of the Age-Limit Norm of the Chinese Communist Party

Ling Li | In this essay, I point out that the age-limit norm is misrepresented and misperceived in current analyses…

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Cultural Revolution, Again? What next approaching 2022?

A conversation between Carl Minzner and Ling Li   Carl Minzner and I discussed about what it might mean when…

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New political-legal rectification campaign 2020-2021

A new nation-wide rectification campaign targeting political-legal institutions, incl. courts, procuratorates, police, prisons, administrative body for lawyers… It’ll begin in…

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Discussion: how come China’s courts acquitted more people during the Cultural Revolution than they do now?

Prof. Clarke’s recent post show that the acquittal rates in 1966-1969 were nearly 25 times higher than that of 2013-2016.…

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Rebranding of weiwen and rebirth of Zhou Yongkang’s stability maintenance committee 解析平安中国建设协调小组和中央综治委

The latest Ping’an China Small-Group re-erects the stability maintenance steering machine that had grown significantly under Zhou Yongkang but was…

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Why are heroes so important in narrative construction of public crises?

Yesterday, a reporter asked me: Why do state media and officials praise individuals for their heroic actions in a public…

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A quick guide to the new Commission on Comprehensive Governance according to Law (CCGAL)

What is the Central Party CCGAL? It is a newly established decision-making body at the highest rank that is mandated…

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