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2023 NPC Lectures #6: Archaeology and Chinese Civilization Origins Research, Political Purposes

Posted on 12/01/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This is the sixth in a series of seven lectures given to the 170 members of the PRC National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The Standing Committee is the standing legislative body of China; the full 3000-member NPC meets for two … Continue reading →

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2023 Neo-Maoists: Mao and Marx’s “Socialism is the proclamation of uninterrupted revolution”

Posted on 11/19/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Those pesky neo-Maoists! Maybe the Party is still worried about the Maoists? I remember my now-deceased Chengdu writer friend Yin Shuping telling me ten-some years ago that the Party was worried about the neo-Maoists.  The China Digital Times mentioned a … Continue reading →

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2012: Yang Kuisong: Official Pay Disparities in the Mao Era

Posted on 07/12/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The article below is about the central level. For a modern comparison, see 2022 PRC Civil Service Township Pay Scales, Subidies and Benefits Interview with Yang Kuisong: Who Said that the Mao Era had no privileges or corruption? 杨奎松访谈：谁说毛时代没有特权没有腐败？ China Democracy … Continue reading →

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2023 Wang Dan: From Collective Party to Personal Dictatorship — Chinese State Imperializes

Posted on 03/20/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Contents: A Chinese Party leader comes in with the Central Committee chosen by his predecessor. Five years later, his second term begins with a Central Committee he largely chose himself. With Party Secretary Xi Jinping starting his third term, he … Continue reading →

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2000: Jiang Zemin on Post Soviet Collapse Challenges in Ideological and Political Work

Posted on 12/12/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

An intriguing tweet from Professor Mittelstaedt. I tracked down the article. Translated below. I added some formatting and links. See also the earlier postings here Addressing the question “Why did the Soviet Union collapse?” has been a major industry for … Continue reading →

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