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From Mao to Now

Pekingology

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How Long Do We Have?

David Frum: How long do we have with the Chinese communist party? He argues that leninous parties all atrophy over time and need to be watered constantly or they will die. The system itself was brittle by the time there were popular uprisings, so it collapsed. But you don't collapse just over nights, not like a building collapsing. It's now 20 21. We've just had the hundredth anniversary of the c c p. And looking forward to the twentieth party congress.

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