Hongqi in Feb 2016: Young military officers and soldiers "may also lack the political discernment and immunity needed to counter the various erroneous ideological viewpoints propagated by hostile forces"

Wang Heqing, frm Party Sec of Chongqing's Research Institute for Culture and History expelled from the Party and handed over to prosecutors... for, among other things, being associated with "political fraudsters" (政治骗子) for political opportunism doesn't see this very often

Hongqi in Feb 2016: "The ideological domain has always been a crucial battleground where hostile forces vigorously compete with us. If there are issues in this domain, it could potentially lead to social unrest or even a loss of political power."

Unsere Zusammenfassung der Wahl in #Taiwan und was das Ergebnis für die Beziehung zu #China bedeuten kann. Polis180

Is China's historical statecraft increasingly drawing more from negative histories? Tracey Fallon & I explore this in our The Hague Journal of Diplomacy article 'From Positive to Negative Historical Statecraft: The Shifting Use of History in China’s Diplomacy' brill.com/view/journals/… A 🧵

Xi Jinping in Sept 2014: "We should firmly oppose various erroneous ideological concepts and enhance the ability of cadres and the masses of all ethnic groups to distinguish between right and wrong, as well as resist the infiltration of hostile forces' ideologies"

Xi Jinping in May 2015: "Western hostile forces are intensifying their efforts to win over these people. If we do not improve our work, over time, these people will gradually drift away from our party."

New "Regulations on Party History Study and Education" 《党史学习教育工作条例》 approved by a previously unpublicized Politburo Standing Committee meeting on 18th January they weren't mentioned at or approved by the politburo meeting on 31 January

📅 29.02. | 18:30: Wir freuen uns auf die Diskussion zur Situation der Zivilgesellschaft in China mit Oliver Lutz Radtke 纪韶融 und Johanna Klabisch @asienhaus. Begrüßung & Moderation: Dr. Daniela Sacca, @mayer_iras & Iris B. Müller Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit 📍Online, via Zoom   👉 buff.ly/3OeC6zX

Xi Jinping issued some instructions for young and middle-aged cadres starting their course at the Central Party School cadres should "remember the original aspiration and mission, work hard, and strive to pass on the baton of history"

CCDI secretary Li Xi concludes the rectification campaign of discipline and inspection cadres says last year cadres underwent "spiritual baptism and revolutionary transformation", emphasized that building "absolute loyalty" through "self-revolution" is an "eternal task"

Xi in Dec 2015: "Various hostile forces at home and abroad always attempt to make our party change its flag and name. Their main goal is to make us abandon our faith in Marxism, socialism, and communism."

📅26.03. | 15 Uhr: Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Lu Chuanying vom Shanghai Institute For International Studies zu den Beziehungen der EU und China im Technologiebereich. Moderation: @mayer_iras CASSIS Bonn Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn 📍53113 Bonn, Lennéstraße 6 | Raum 4.001 👉bit.ly/4an7AfC

Hongqi in Sept 2016: Xi Jinping "emphasizes that treating the Party's history correctly is not only necessary for consolidating the Party's governing position, but also for ..resisting the Western hostile forces' attempts to Westernize and divide [us]"

Hongqi in September 2016: "It is necessary to remain vigilant against various infiltrations by Western hostile forces in the ideological domain, continuously strengthen anti-infiltration efforts, and effectively safeguard our country's ideological security."

Honqi in October 2016: "In the onslaught launched by...hostile forces in the public opinion sphere, a significant aspect is reflected in the denial of China's revolutionary history, glorifying the defeated reactionary forces, and smearing and vilifying the heroes"

🇨🇳 & 🇷🇺 zementieren ihre Partnerschaft und Xi erteilt der Hoffnung eine Absage, 🇨🇳 könne Putin von seinem Krieg in der 🇺🇦 abbringen. Frederik Schmitz analysiert das gemeinsame Communiqué, in dem u.a. Pufferzonen für Atommächte gefordert werden. 💡Zum Post: ow.ly/IHAf50RTUSZ

Thank you Ian Johnson for contributing to our Bristol Uni Press edited volume on #China as curating state and its contestation. Looking forward seeing this book published! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-digitalisa…