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2023 Liu Mengxiong: The Problem Lies in the Economy, the Root Cause in Politics

Posted on 02/26/2026 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Liu Mengxiong’s overview of economic and political problems confronting China translated below was discussed recently on the Chinese language side of the China Digital Times website. English-only readers (sino-illiterates?) may want to access Chinese language material on the CDT website … Continue reading →

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1993 – 2016: (14) : “Revolution Is the Locomotive of History” Chapter Fourteen of “The Logic of Politics” 王沪宁等著《政治的逻辑》

Posted on 02/13/2026 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Summary of Chapter Fourteen of The Logic of Politics: Principles of Marxist Political Science   Chapter 14, “Revolution Is the Locomotive of History,” builds on earlier chapters of “The Logic of Politics” written by a group of Shanghai-based political scientists led by … Continue reading →

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2025: Chen Yunfei — “China’s Prison Labor System Must Be Urgently Reformed”

Posted on 04/26/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Chen Yunfei (August 13, 1967 – ) is a human rights activist from Sichuan Province. He graduated from Beijing Agricultural University in the early 1990s and was a participant in the 1989 pro-democracy movement. On the 18th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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2020: Zhou Enlai Was Furious After Attack on Xi’s Dad Xi Zhongxun Saying “This is a National Disgrace”

Posted on 04/19/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

From the Hebei Province Communist Party Committee Party History Office comes this article on the ups and downs of the career of Xi Jinping’s Dad Xi Zhongxun. This article credits Xi Zhongxun with proposing the establishment of Special Economic Zones, … Continue reading →

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2014 Nicander: PRC, Swedish Language Policy Histories Compared

Posted on 12/14/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Increased communications and wider use of computerized devices such as auto-correct functions in word processing and texting may accelerate the pace of language change. Frida Hylander @fridahylander.bsky.social noted on Bluesky recently that autocorrect functions for texting on the iphone give … Continue reading →

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2024: PRC Economist Teng Tai on Stimulating the Chinese Economy and Addressing Systemic Issues

Posted on 10/15/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Michael Pettis on October 14 recommended prominent Chinese economist Teng Tai’s article on Twitter: 1/9 Teng Tai, a prominent Chinse economist, supports Liu Shijin’s proposal for a RMB 10 trillion (8% of 2024’s expected GDP) stimulus to expand domestic demand, … Continue reading →

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2001： He Jixiang’s Book “Shanghai Rule of Law Dream” 沪上法治梦 Translated

Posted on 08/16/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

I found He Jixiang’s book 2001 He Jixiang book translation “Shanghai Rule of Law Dreams” 沪上法治梦 fascinating and complementary to another ‘Rightist” memoir translated here — Blood Chronicles — the first chapter and table of contents are online at Kong … Continue reading →

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1997 Dai Huang: Excerpts from “Hu Yaobang and the Rectification of Injustices”

Posted on 07/30/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Background: The full Chinese text of Dai Huang’s 2007 is available online at 胡耀邦谈平反冤假错案：我们不下油锅 谁下油锅 The book made a sensation when it came out, selling hundreds of thousands of copies in both the publisher’s and pirate printings of the book. … Continue reading →

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Rightist Memoir XXXVIII: Factory Revives with New SOE Boss

Posted on 06/28/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Find other chapters listed at Kong Lingping’s Rightist Memoir I: “Blood Chronicle” By Long-time Prisoner of Mao Zedong The full Chinese text can be downloaded from bannedbook.org  4. Hope Appears The city government had been preoccupied with the problem the whole day. The … Continue reading →

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Rightist Memoir XXXVI: My Tractor Factory – Microcosm of 1980s SOE Corruption and Mismanagement

Posted on 06/27/2024 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Find other chapters listed at Kong Lingping’s Rightist Memoir I: “Blood Chronicle” By Long-time Prisoner of Mao Zedong The full Chinese text can be downloaded from bannedbook.org  Chapter Five  Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Above I have written a truthful account of the “dictatorship … Continue reading →

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