The CCP’s Takeover of ‘Society Work’ in China

The CCP’s Takeover of ‘Society Work’ in China
Protesters hold up a white piece of paper against censorship during a protest against the Chinese regime's strict zero-COVID measures, in Beijing on Nov. 27 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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A relatively new Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agency called the Central Society Work Department (CSWD) is getting increased attention.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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