Rule of Law in China

EU Politlcal Report: China: While Economy Slides, Premier LI Keqiang’s Political Star Shines

By: Jianli Yang - June 7th, 2022 Last week, in an unusual move, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang who has been recently in news for his reported opposition to strict anti-Covid lockdown, held video talks with thousands of officials holding different ranks in the...
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Newsweek: A Lesson From the Tiananmen Tank Men

By: Jianli Yang - June 4th, 2022 In spring 1989, I returned from my study in America to China to participate in the Tiananmen demonstrations. I was luckier than many protesters, narrowly escaping the June 4 massacre. I escaped to America, and have since continued my...
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From Dictatorship to Gamesmanship in China

In attempting to maintain a "zero-Covid" policy, 5.5 percent economic growth, and his own stranglehold on power, Chinese president Xi Jinping is turning from a leader to a political gambler. By: Jianli Yang, Yan Yu | Jun 03, 2022 On April 29, at a meeting of the...
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The Myth of Public Opinion Under Xi Jinping

By: Yan Yu  Abstract  Under China's continuing draconian zero-Covid measures, more and more people in the country are beginning to question the rationality of such policies. In a super-authoritarian country like China where freedoms of speech and press are severely...
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