Daniel Leese is professor of modern Chinese history and politics at the University of Freiburg. He is the author of Mao Cult: Rhetoric and Ritual in China’s Cultural Revolution (Cambridge, 2011) and Die Chinesische Kulturrevolution (C.H. Beck, 2016).
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
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Cracks in Xi Jinping’s Fortress?
Two remarkable documents emerged from China last week—the essay “A Thousand Yes-Men Cannot Equal One Honest Advisor,” which appeared on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and an open letter calling for Xi Jinping’s...