Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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China and the world series.
Episode 3 - China's political system.
How is China governed? In what ways is it democratic or not? Who has political power in China and how did they win and hold onto power? How is political power distributed or concentrated? How can we interpret the situation in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet in terms of understanding Chinese state power and political strategies?


Rebecca Karl, New York University and author of China's Revolutions in the Modern World: A Brief Interpretive History
Darren Byler, Simon Fraser University and author of Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City
Yangyang Cheng, Yale Law School and columnist at SupChina
Au Loong Yu, labour activist and author of Hong Kong in Revolt
Moderator: Sandy Shan, Justice is Global

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Rebecca presented this video - youtu.be/Uzn8f38sw90
Yangyang presented this video - youtube.com/watch?v=k9hdcrPuiXk
Au presented this video - youtube.com/watch?v=05iJI9Ke6r8