The Chinese Communist Party at 100

This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by historian Timothy Cheek of the University of British Columbia, political scientist Elizabeth Perry of Harvard, and our very own Jeremy Goldkorn, editor-in-chief of SupChina, in a wide-ranging discussion of the Chinese Communist Party on the occasion of its 100th birthday. The three each contributed chapters to a new volume called The Chinese Communist Party: A Century in 10 Lives, edited by Timothy Cheek, Klaus Mülhahn, and Hans van de Ven. Don’t miss this one! 8:59: Cosmopolitan traditions within the CCP 13:10: Continuity and change within the Party 20:19: The oscillations between flexibility and rigidity 34:25: Intellectuals and their relationship with the Party 50:37: Wang Guangmei and the Peach Garden Experience A full transcript of this episode is available on SupChina.com. Recommendations: Jeremy: The Dairy Restaurant, by Ben Katchor.  Elizabeth: Middle Class Shanghai: Reshaping U.S.-China Engagement, by Cheng Li, and The Wuhan Lockdown, by Yang Guobin.   Timothy: The Internationale, performed by heavy metal band Tang Dynasty.  Kaiser: The July/August edition of Foreign Affairs, especially the pieces by Wang Jisi and Yan Xuetong. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.