The Great Power Show: Decoding Chinese Politispeak

In this episode of The Great Power Show, Manoj Kewalramani speaks to Katja Drinhausen, who heads the Chinese Politics & Society research program at the Mercator Institute of China Studies (MERICS) in Germany. Katja is one of the most astute observers of the politics of the Communist Party of China.

Manoj asks her to help us navigate Chinese politispeak, and its implications for China and the world. They also deliberate the concept of ideology. Is it really making a comeback in China? Or is ideology less a driver of policy and more a reflection of it? As Xi Jinping revives the language of struggle, what are we really witnessing?

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