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Republican Beliefs

China used Covid-19 crisis to silence its political critics

July 30, 2021July 27, 2021 by Tao Zhang

The fate of Chinese activists that question Communist Party rule demonstrates Xi’s authoritarian regime

Categories Analysis Tags Censorship, Communist Party of China, Covid-19 Crisis, Dissent, President Xi Jinping, Republican Beliefs, The Conversation, The Long Read, Wuhan Leave a comment

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