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Mass surveillance and self-sufficiency: How China's leadership is reviving Mao's old principles
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · East Asia
'Mao's Fraught Legacy' (5/7). In 1963, Mao Zedong made the village of Fengqiao an example of how to encourage mass mobilization and resolve conflicts locally. Under Xi Jinping, the experiment has evolved into a system ensuring Beijing's absolute control.
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