Authoritarian regimes craft and disseminate reasons, stories, and explanations for why they
are entitled to rule. To shield those legitimating messages from criticism, authoritarian …

It is generally agreed that traditional territorial-fixed systems face transboundary difficulties
that characterize a territorial mismatch between flowing materials and political boundaries …

The ideology, propaganda, and political discourse of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
have continued to function as key elements of the political system of the People's Republic …

This article provides an overview of the decades-long fight against corruption in China,
focusing on its trajectory, dynamics, and impact. Corruption has long been a threat to …

Unlike the use of force or coercion, the articulation of ideological discourse constitutes a
softer approach in the legitimation and hegemonic rule of dominant political actors, achieved …

Abstract China's first Anti-Domestic Violence Law that took effect in March 2016 is widely
praised as progress against the misuse of public power in the area of domestic violence …

A Taiwan poet and fellow fan of TS Eliot has turned his famous “History is now and England”
into “History is now and China.” This comprehensive anthology, which analyzes and …

Focus of the article is the pursuit by President Xi Jinping (2013–2021) of an aggressive
policy of environmental protection and preservation with the ambitious goal of creating a …

Though more than three decades have passed since the launch of Strike Hard in 1983, its
impact on crimes remains. Most of the literature on the campaign so far has been …

Because [the] territory [of modern states] is much larger than that of the ancient republics, the
mass of their inhabitants, whatever form of government they adopt, have no active part in it …