political
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China and the Communist Party of China
Barry Trembath Prompted by Wanning Sun (P&I June 9, 2024), I have just read Yu Yang’s excellent work Private Revolutions. Wanning observes that according to western media the Chinese population is mostly imagined as a monolith and faceless crowd: divided into those who are victims of a repressive Chinese regime, or heroic individuals who dare
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Ethnic Minorities in China When the western media and politicians speak of Chinas treatment of minorities it is always taken for granted that such treatment is a violation of the minoritys human rights. I would venture to differ. China has a complex framework of ethnic-regional autonomy enshrined in its constitution that is poorly understood in