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Red Guard Logic in the Madness of Beijing’s Retreat

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Red Guard Logic in the Madness of Beijing’s Retreat
A security guard (R) and a police officer (L) secure the area at the entrance to Zhongnanhai, the leadership compound of the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing on May 18, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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The “Red Guard logic” behind the deliberate destruction by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of much of mainland China’s market economy may be the only thing which allows the Party to remain in control of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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