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The latest edition of Qiushi Journal is now online: 2026年第17期《求是》目录 qstheory.cn/20260831/933ac0f… Highlights include Xi’s op-ed on on the Party's self-governance plus supporting commentaries; establishing and practicing a correct view of performance;... 1/3
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Two more weeks!
📢 CFP: Practicing Ideology in China under Xi Jinping — how Xi Jinping Thought is co-produced by those who circulate, teach & enforce it.
Workshop, Univ. of Zurich, 18–19 Feb 2027.
Abstracts by 31 Aug 2026: [email protected].
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The latest edition of Qiushi Journal is now online: 2026年第13期《求是》目录 qstheory.cn/20260701/3740aed… Highlights include Xi's op-ed on excelling as a CPC county secretary plus additional supporting op-eds; the Party's 105th Annivesary and Party building;... 1/5
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New CCP Membership data is out for 2025 - grew 1% to 101,286,000 people - share of >61 years old rose to 30% (retirees 22% of total), % of students fell to 2.5%, % of public servants (党政机关工作人员) has been decreasing as well - only 7.3% (down from 8% 2021)
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Over 100 scholars convened to discuss collective memory and oral transmission, launching a new project on "Great Transformation: Oral Histories of 50 Witnesses to the 50th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up (1978–2028)"
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China Unveils New Rules to Crack Down on “Malicious Entities” Complying with Foreign Extraterritorial Sanctions | Geopolitechs geopolitechs.org/p/china-unv…
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We now offer all the documents used to write Zhou Xun’s classic history of the Great Famine.
中国民间档案馆新增馆藏：“《中国大饥荒，1958-1962》原始文献”。这是学者周逊在《中国大饥荒，1958-1962》一书中引用的中文原始文献的汇编。欢迎读者和学者朋友们阅览、下载、收藏！链接：minjian-danganguan.org/zh/ar…
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3. Law on National Development Plans
The Law will codify China's existing procedural framework governing the drafting, approval & implementation of 5-Year Plans for Economic & Social Development, including the Communist Party's role throughout process.
npcobserver.com/2026/02/24/c…
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国新办举行新闻发布会 介绍市场监管服务经济高质量发展情况
The State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the situation of market supervision serving economic development.
scio.gov.cn/live/2026/38024/…
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Interesting article looking at foreign scholars analysing the CCP
"in-person academic conferences and education and training programs at various levels should be increased, and overseas scholars should be encouraged to conduct field visits and longitudinal research in China"
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"Unlike overt protest or direct confrontation, this resistance draws on everyday life experiences to subtly express dissent within a tightly controlled online environment."
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China: "integration of technical oversight, social harmony, and the growth of its sovereign AI capabilities"
EU: "comprehensive, risk-based regulatory framework for AI"
US: "decentralised with multi-agency legislation targeting specific AI applications and outcomes"
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Super interesting paper: "The findings reveal that policy endorsement from LLMs, especially Chinese LLMs, can effectively enhance public support for controversial policies, whereas endorsement from experts shows no significant effect."
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Mentions of political "loyalty (忠诚)" (art. 58) and the lack thereof in political verdicts, updated for Q2 2025
After a rise in Q1, we see a significant fall in Q2, with a lower share of officials being accused of lacking "loyalty"
Political loyalty becomes less important
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New issue of Red Flag qstheory.cn/20250628/a6469b1…
articles on common prosperity's "spiritual" aspect, integrating higher edu with industrial innovation, domestic consumption, smart agriculture, "Chinese system" for governing AI, reshaping of global gov structures, & "involution"
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Great new RAND report on "Tifa" by Howard Wang
Free download: rand.org/pubs/research_repor…
