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2014: (11) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Eleven: A Constitution Shifting at Every Turn

Posted on 11/24/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Liu Nianchun’s novel 《劫在中南海》chapters translated thus far on this blog are listed at 2014: (1-2) Liu Nianchun’s Novel 《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapters 1 – 2 The previous chapter: 2014: (10) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Ten: Character is Destiny The … Continue reading →

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2025: Think Tanker Xu Yongzhi on Potential Japanese Involvement in Taiwan ‘Contingency’

Posted on 11/16/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Links, material in brackets [ ] are added. See also: 2025: People’s Daily Commentary on Japanese PM Statement that Taiwan Straits Conflict Would be an Existential Threat to Japan, MOFA 11/14 Statement, Japanese Language Tweet Calls to Use Force in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bilateral Relations, Japan, Taiwan | Tagged China, Chinese, conflict, Constitution, contingency, defense, Japan, peace constitution, PLA Daily, policy, politics, PRC, Prime Minister, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Takaichi Sanae, Xu Yongzhi, 平和憲法 | Leave a comment

2014: (8) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Eight: Liu Shaoqi Overshadowed his Sovereign, his Downfall Inescapable

Posted on 11/11/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Liu Nianchun’s novel 《劫在中南海》chapters translated thus far on this blog are listed at 2014: (1-2) Liu Nianchun’s Novel 《劫在中南海》”The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapters 1 – 2 The previous chapter: 2014: (7) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Seven: As Different as Night … Continue reading →

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2025: In Taiwan the KMT Legislator Recall Rap

Posted on 01/26/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

A rap song calling for the recall of KMT legislators has just appeared on YouTube. Taiwan is in a constitutional crisis. Opposition parties seeking to rein in the powers of DPP president through legislation, including the KMT, are blocking the … Continue reading →

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2023 NPC Lectures: #1 PRC Constitutional System and Practice

Posted on 12/09/2023 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

This is a translation of the first lecture in a series of seven lectures given to the 170 members of the PRC National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The Standing Committee is the standing legislative body of China; the full 3000-member … Continue reading →

Posted in History 历史, Ideology 思想, Law 法律, Politics 政治 | Tagged China, Chinese, Communist Party, Constitution, democracy, dictatorship, General Secretary, law, leadership, legislature, Mao Zedong, NPC, people's democratic dictatorship, PRC, rights, socialism with Chinese characteristics, totalitarian, whole-process democracy, Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping Thought, 共产党, 憲法, 中国 | 7 Comments

2022: Zhou Shifeng on 2015 China’s Rights Lawyers Mass Arrests

Posted on 12/07/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Below is my translation of Beijing Fengrui Law Office lawyer Zhou Shifeng‘s November 2022 story of his persecution as part of the PRC crackdown on human rights lawyers that began on July 9, 2015 — often referred to as 7.09. … Continue reading →

Posted in Law 法律 | Tagged arrest, China, Constitution, detention, house arrest, human rights, law, lawyers, persecution, PRC, prosecution, rights defenders, rights lawyer, Tianjin, William Ferris, Zhou Shifeng, 天津, 憲法, 案子, 法律, 中国 | 1 Comment

Who is a Worker in China These Days?

Posted on 12/03/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The People’s Republic of China was founded as a state of the workers and peasants. Just how many workers are there? The question depends upon the changing definition of worker. As the country has developed, the understanding of just who … Continue reading →

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Vaccination in China: Several Legal Issues Regarding Vaccination with the Novel Coronavirus Vaccine

Posted on 11/07/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Several Legal Issues Regarding Vaccination with the Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Author: Wang Guisong, J.D., professor at the Law School of Renmin University of China.Article source: “New Briefs” on August 23, 2021. As of August 20, more than 1.9 billion doses … Continue reading →

Posted in Health 健康, Law 法律 | Tagged affordability, China, Chinese, coercion, compulsory, Constitution, coronavirus, COVID-19, credit history, epidemic, illegal, law, Law School, legal, Ministry of Health, National Health Commission, pandemic, PRC, provincial, refusal, refuse, regulation, Renmin University, rule according to law, sanction, social credit, State Council, Supreme People's Court, vaccination, vaccine, voluntary, 宪法, 法治, 中国 | Leave a comment

Update: Censoring Aisixiang ‘Enjoying Intellectual Discussion’ Website — Two Articles

Posted on 11/07/2021 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The Enjoying Intellectual Discussion [Aisixiang] website has many intriguing articles. A good place to read about what Chinese writers and scholars are talking about. Several years ago, I mentioned two articles I had read there. Revisiting this page four years … Continue reading →

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Is the PRC Constitution a Dead Letter? Well…

Posted on 11/25/2019 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Being from the United States, a country which has relied on its Supreme Court to interpret the U.S. Constitution since the time of Chief Justice John Marshall, I have often wondered how the PRC Constitution, which includes important articles on … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Constitution

2014: (11) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Eleven: A Constitution Shifting at Every Turn

2025: Think Tanker Xu Yongzhi on Potential Japanese Involvement in Taiwan ‘Contingency’

2014: (8) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Eight: Liu Shaoqi Overshadowed his Sovereign, his Downfall Inescapable

2025: In Taiwan the KMT Legislator Recall Rap

2023 NPC Lectures: #1 PRC Constitutional System and Practice

2022: Zhou Shifeng on 2015 China’s Rights Lawyers Mass Arrests

Who is a Worker in China These Days?

Update: Censoring Aisixiang ‘Enjoying Intellectual Discussion’ Website — Two Articles

Is the PRC Constitution a Dead Letter? Well…

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