The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leadership have primarily observed de jure or separation between itself and the state, including the legal system — even while de facto controlling the state apparatus and often disregarding and devaluing the rule of law — for much of the 70 years it has ruled Mainland China. In contrast, the ...
Modern society has been established on democratic ideals where every person has a say in the government through a vote that determines the ruling party. The idea of Western democracy comes from ancient Greek democracy practiced in the times of Socrates. However, Socrates wasn’t much of a fan. In fact, one could argue that he ...
Recently, Zhao Hu, a retired sergeant of the East Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy, circumvented China’s Internet censorship to upload a video he made that criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Chinese Communist Party fabricated an excuse to demolish his mother’s house, then they detained him and used his incarceration to force his ...
Taiwan-born author Ku Ling is known for his book Mainlander’s Hometown, a collection of short stories examining the conflict and confusion over identity and belonging experienced by many second-generation mainlanders. In China, a person can be “disappeared,” unlike in Taiwan. His mother was Taiwanese, but his father was from the mainland and, like others born ...
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