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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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Mar 18
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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Mar 11
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.
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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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8 Dec 2025
中华人名共和国
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近日，有网友发现，大量的政府公示名单，彩票公益金公示，行政罚款，各种竞赛获奖名单等，其中的人名均出自百度文库上的一份“万人姓名大全”，当中最频繁出现的名字为“张吉惟、林国瑞、吉玟书、林雅南、江奕云”。
这5位的名字频繁出现在全国各行各业，就连排序都一模一样，被网友戏称为“全网最忙五人组”。
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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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Coming soon (October 21, 2025)
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20 Aug 2025
China reportedly blocked access to all foreign websites today from 0:34 a.m. to 1:38 a.m. Beijing time by shutting down all external port 443 connections.
Preparation for something big?
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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
after a bit of a fall in Q3 and Q4 2024, mentions of a lack of "loyalty" rebounded, with 42.4% of political verdicts in Q1 2025 mentioning it
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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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U.S. "Presidential Message on Cuban Independence Day, 2025" and the Narratives of Revolution
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17 May 2025
California State Bar "Statement on Recent Federal Executive Actions Threatening the Availability of Legal Counsel and the Rule of Law"
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13 May 2025
Transaction platforms amid the anarchy of action
"ART OF THE DEAL: U.S., China Ink Initial Trade Deal" and "Full text: Joint Statement on China-U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva"
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Great new RAND report on "Tifa" by Howard Wang
Free download: rand.org/pubs/research_repor…
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NEW: White paper on national security
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12 May 2025
The Americanization of Facilitation in Sanctions Regimes Against Cuba: Considering Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Eastern Caribbean and Bahamas Heads of Government
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