Vicious Cycle: The Opening and Closing of Chinese Politics

Jaw-Jaw by War on the Rocks

Dec 11, 201846:03Government & Organizations

Over its history, the People's Republic of China has cycled through softer and harder periods of authoritarianism. This is known in China as the "fang-shou cycle." Today, we are seeing a harder period of Chinese politics...

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