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Tag Archives: power
2014: (27) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 27: “Successors”
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: (26) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 26: “All Things Are … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Revolution, Governance, History 历史, Taiwan
Tagged accountability, bloodline, China, Chinese, Communist Party, connections, Cultural Revolution, deng xiaoping, elite, 邓小平, 血统, guanxi, hereditary, history, Hu Yaobang, Jiang Zemin, Mao Zedong, military, mind crimes, politics, power, PRC, princeling, Red Guards, succession, Xi Jinping, Zhao Ziyang, 共产党, 江泽民, 中国
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2014: (20) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter 20 “Many Changes Yet the Foundation is Unchanged”
This chapter concludes with a discussion of Mao’s hopes for his political succession along with how and way it went wrong. I queried ChatGPT5 for its congelation of its information scraped from its training and online resources about PRC successions … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Revolution, Governance, History 历史, Ideology 思想, Literature 文学
Tagged China, Communism, 王海容, 繼承, deng xiaoping, 肥水不流外人田, history, hu jintao, Hua Guofeng, ideology, inherit, Jiang Zemin, Liu Nianchun, Mao Zedong, Marxism, philosophy, political succession, politics, power, PRC, rule, succession, Xi Jinping, Zhongnanhai, 共产党, 國政, 政治继承, 政治接班, 毛澤東, 汪東興
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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
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
Posted in Bilateral Relations, Confucians 儒家, Cultural Revolution, History 历史, Politics 政治, Russia
Tagged 8431, Central Guard Unit, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Constitution, Cultural Revolution, dance, deng xiaoping, Edgar Snow, 邓小平, 革命, history, Khruschev, Liu Shaoqi, Mao Zedong, mistress, Party, Pol Pot, politics, power, PRC, serve the people, Sino-Soviet, Soviet, Stalin, Zhongnanhai, Zhou Enlai, 共产党, 刘少奇, 周恩来, 宪法, 文革, 法, 中南海, 中国, 为人民服务
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1923: Chinese Communist Party Co-founder Li Dazhao on Populism
One of the early influences on the young Mao Zedong was Chinese Communist Party co-founder Li Dazaho. Li Dazaho background from Wikipedia: Li Dazhao (simplified Chinese: 李大钊; traditional Chinese: 李大釗; pinyin: Lǐ Dàzhāo; Wade–Giles: Li Ta-chao; 29 October 1889 – … Continue reading
Posted in History 历史, Ideology 思想, Philosophy 哲学
Tagged China, Chinese, Communist Party, 第三国际, democracy, federalism, founder, history, internationalism, Li Dazhao, liberation, majority rule, philosophy, politics, populism, power, PRC, presidential power, rights, state, Third International, United States, vote, women, womens' suffrage, Woodrow Wilson, workers, 共产党, 创造人, 李大钊, 毛泽东, 民主, 中国
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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
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
Posted in Cultural Revolution, History 历史, Ideology 思想
Tagged 8341, Buddhism, Central Guard Regiment, China, Communism, Communist Party, Constitution, Cultural Revolution, dance troupe, harem, history, Jiang QIng, law, Lin Biao, Liu Shaoqi, lust, Mao Zedong, Peng Dehuai, politics, power, sex, Stalin, Wang Guangmei, Wang Yangming, women, Yang Changji, Zen, Zhongnanhai, Zhou Enlai, 共产党, 刘少奇, 周恩来, 宪法, 彭德怀, 文革, 林彪, 毛泽东, 法, 法律, 中国, 佛教
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2014: (7) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Seven: As Different as Night and Day — Absolute Power vs Constitutional Government
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: (6) Liu Nianchun’s Novel《劫在中南海》 “The Catastrophe at Zhongnanhai” Chapter Six: He Long’s Very … Continue reading
Posted in History 历史, Literature 文学
Tagged absolute power, April Fifth, Chairman Mao, China, Chinese, Communism, Communist Party, constitutional, deng xiaoping, Governance, history, June Fourth, leadership, literature, Long March, Mao Zedong, novel, Party-State, Peng Dehuai, politics, power, PRC, totalitarian, Wang Zhen, Zeng Guofan, 六四, 共产党, 汪东兴
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1993 – 2016:(6) “Political Power Is the Power of Class Domination” Chapter Six of “The Logic of Politics” 王沪宁等著《政治的逻辑》
Continuing with my translation of Chapter Six of the The Logic of Politics: Principles of Marxist Political Science 《政治的逻辑 马克思主义政治学原理》“Political Power Is the Power of Class Domination”. The Logic of Politics was written by Chief Editor/Author Wang Huning 王沪宁 and … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, China, class, class rule, Communism, Communist Party, 王沪宁, 習近平思想, democracy, economic base, economic interests, economic relations, emancipation, Engels, 阶级, 马克思, 马克思主义, history, ideologue, ideology, interest, labor, Lenin, Marx, Marxism, Marxist, philosophy, political power, political science, political superstructure, politics, power, PRC, slave labor, slavery, social authority, society, state, textbook, The Logic of Politics, violence, Wang Huning, Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping Thought, 共产党, 列宁, 国家, 奴隶, 思想, 恩格斯, 政治的逻辑, 政治学原理, 政治學, 政治权力, 权力, 权威, 民主, 江澤民, 中国
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1957 Wang Shuyao: “Highly Centralized Power is Dangerous”
In Mao’s day writing and posting big character posters dazibao was guaranteed by the PRC Constitution. That freedom was terminated shortly after Deng Xiaoping became the top leader. Why I am not sure. Mao wanted to monitor and the intense … Continue reading
Posted in Politics 政治
Tagged Big Brother, centralized power, China, Communist Party, dazibao, dictatorship, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, history, little brother, Peking University, politics, power, PRC, Russia, Soviet Union, Stalin, village, Wang Shuyao, 共产党, 大字报, 中国
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