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Carolin Kautz

Carolin Kautz

Carolin Kautz holds a PhD in modern China studies and currently is a freelance lecturer at Goettingen University (Germany).

It’s all about the Party – The 20th Party Congress and why ideology matters for the Chinese Communist Party

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congresses matter. They are not just an exercise for the Party of going through the motions. On the contrary, they are a carefully choreographed and scripted reflection of the CCP’s political lines and self-understanding. One of the most important documents of a Party Congress is the work report of the general […]

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The Chinese Communist Party: A story of turmoil, resilience and challenges ahead

As the People’s Republic of China is set to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its foundation on October 1, 1949, the world is once more looking at the political organisation that has dominated China for the past seven decades. Having survived – partially self-created – decades of turmoil, the Chinese Communist Party has led China

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