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Mass surveillance and self-sufficiency: How China's leadership is reviving Mao's old principles

'Mao's Fraught Legacy' (5/7). In 1963, Mao Zedong made the village of Fengqiao an example of how to encourage mass mobilization and resolve conflicts locally. Under Xi Jinping, the experiment has evolved into a system ensuring Beijing's absolute control.

Mass surveillance and self-sufficiency: How China's leadership is reviving Mao's old principles

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