Regular listeners to Perspectives with Neilo will be aware that China and the behavior of its government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), have been the subject of many of our past episodes, from their aggression against Taiwan and its neighbors in the South China Sea, to their questionable trade practices and the many dubious tactics they employ in their quest for global influence.
In this episode, we dig a little deeper into the background and hear the perspectives of Dr. Niall Duggan, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics at University College Cork. We discussed the origins of the party, the political framework and institutions, the Belt and Road initiative as well as how things have changed under leader Xi Jinping, plus much more.
Date of Recording: September 6th, 2024.
CCP Leader Xi Jinping and his party comrades renew their oath of allegiance |
DIVE DEEPER:
- Dr. Niall Duggan, Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork - Research Profile
- Beijing Rules - Interview with Bethany Allen (PwNeilo Podcast, recorded November, 2023)
- China Wake Up Call - Interview with Prof Andrew Cottey, UCC (PwNeilo Podcast, recorded June, 2023)
- China Primer: China's Political System - Congressional Research Service (July 1st, 2024)
- The Chinese Communist Party - Lindsay Maizland and Eleanor Albert, Council on Foreign Relations (October 6th, 2022)
- A simple guide to the Chinese government - South China Morning Post
- Whole-process people's democracy - Wiki
- Xi Jinping's never-ending hunt for corruption in the Communist Party - Stephen McDonell, BBC News (February 12th, 2024)
- China's third plenum and the 3 major challenges facing 'Xi the reformer' - Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post (July 16th, 2024)
- What is China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)? - Dr Yu Jie, Jon Wallace, Chatham House (December 19th, 2022)
- Deadly Kenya protests spurred by international debt woes - Kate Bartlett, VOA (June 28th, 2024)