Olivia Cheung
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Lecturer in Politics, @kings_eis; Associate Editor, Government & Opposition; research foucses on politics and international relations of China
Joined December 2021
In my interview with @five_books, I discussed my two new books and reviewed my top five books on #XiJinping, by Kerry Brown (@Bkerrychina), Elizabeth Economy (@LizEconomy), Willy Lam, Steven Feldman, and Xuezhi Guo.
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In this new research article, Steve Tsang and I examine #XiJinping’s “whole-nation” approach to acquire strategic #technology from the #West. Read here: #China #EV #innovation #scientist #antimonopoly
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Elizabeth J. Perry (@Harvard) reviewed 4 books @PoPpublicsphere:. 📖 "Xi Jinping" by Alfred L. Chan.📖 "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" by Steve Tsang and I.📖 "The Sentinel State" by Minxin Pei.📖 "Wuhan" by Dali Yang (@Dali_Yang). 🔗
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Fascinating new research by Qiang Zhang (Nottingham, @UonHistory) on how the Chinese Communist Party interprets and reinterprets history during China's Republican era.
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Is Xi Jinping a Marxist? See Jude Blanchette's (@CSISFreeman) essay in @chinabksreview. Books reviewed:.📖 "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" by Steve Tsang and I.📖 "On Xi Jinping” by Kevin Rudd (@AmboRudd).📖 “China’s New Red Guards" by Blanchette.🔗
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Delighted to announce the publication of my new book: Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics: To the Left or to the Right? FREE eBook PDF downloadable here: @AmsterdamUPress @Bkerrychina @PM_Thornton @DoktorRobW @SOAS_CI @SOAS.
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It’s great to speak to @edwardwhitenz (@FT) on why I won't call China’s recent fiscal stimulus a U-turn. Read here:
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One chapter ends and another starts: I've started a lectureship at King’s College London (@kings_eis)! Thank you, colleagues, for the warm welcome. I will miss the time spent @SOAS_CI fondly.
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My analysis of #China’s Foreign Relations Law for the #SOAS China Institute blog (@SOAS_CI): (1) it reflects #XiJinping's “change first, and legislate second” approach; (2)“red” > “expert” in diplomacy; (3) rebuilding trust with the West is not a priority
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What can we learn about political contention in the Chinese Communist Party from a small village in Henan province? See my new article in The China Quarterly: 'Factional Model-making in China: Party Elites’ Open Political Contention in the Policy Process'.
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In this short piece for the UK National Committee on China (@UkCommittee), I explore what #XiJinping's global initiatives on development, security, and civilization mean in real terms. Read here:
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See Holly Snape's article on the rise of the "Party law" system in China, which explains how #XiJinping puts the notion of "the Party leads everything" into practice @HollySnapeWang
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Thank you, John Yasuda (@JohnsHopkins), for your thoughtful review of my book Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics in the journal The Developing Economies. The e-book is free to download from AUP’s (@AmsterdamUPress) website.
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In The Big Read published by the Financial Times today, I explained why we should take a Xi Jinping Thought angle to evaluate Xi’s manufacturing plan to rescue China’s economy - and how to do it. @FT; @edwardwhitenz; @cheng_leng_; @SOAS_CI.
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TODAY! Join @AsiaPolicyUT for my virtual talk on “The Political Thought of Xi Jinping.” @StraussCenter @ClementsCenter @SOAS_CI #XiJinping. 🗓️ Thursday, September 19.⏰12:15-1:30 pm Central Time / 6:15-7:30 pm UK time.🔗
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Patricia Thornton (@PM_Thornton) summarizes the 4 key propositions of my book "Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics" in her review of the book for the China Quarterly (@chinaquarterly). Read here:
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"What to read in 2024" @FT includes **The Political Thought of Xi Jinping** (@OxUniPress), a new book I co-authored with Steve Tsang (@SOAS_CI)
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Fascinating new research by @PM_Thornton on Xi Jinping's innovation of "grid-style management" at the social grassroots for pandemic control.
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Dr Lars Laamann (@LLaamann, @SOASHistory) will give a seminar on “western Missionaries in modern China” for SOAS China Institute (@SOAS_CI) at 5 pm on 23 Jan. RB01. All welcome. Chair: Dr Xiaoning Lu (@Xiaoning_Lu, @SOAS) Register here:
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Many think Xi Jinping Thought is “mere propaganda” but it is not. It is telling that the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, the top coordinating institution for foreign policy, is also the promoter of Xi Thought to foreign policy officials. (p. 1 of today’s People’s Daily).
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What does “the Party leads everything” mean in theory and in practice? I explain this from a Xi Jinping Thought perspective on this new podcast episode of “Horns of a Dilemma” @WarOnTheRocks.
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James Kynge (@JKynge) reviews “The Political Thought of Xi Jinping” @FT: “Patient scholarship is deployed to slash through a jungle of jargon and impenetrable doublespeak until shafts of light shine through.” @SOAS_CI @SOAS @OUPPolitics.
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Is #China's foreign policy #XiJinping more influenced by Xi's worldview than by realism? Is Xi a #Marxist? See Steve Tsang's interview on "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" at #China Leadership Monitor:
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Thank you, Christopher Ruane, for reviewing my book “Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics” for Asian Affairs. Read here: The eBook is free: #China #MaoZedong #Deng Xiaoping #JiangZemin #HuJintao #XiJinping
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Jessica Batke's article @chinafile describes the "14534" of China's "New Era Civilization Practice Centers" to integrate Xi Jinping Thought into daily lives, using Maoist mass line techniques.
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New podcast: John J. Miller is joined by Steve Tsang to discuss his and Olivia Cheung’s new book, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping.
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Great to see an introduction of "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" in Politico's China Watcher newsletter @politico @PhelimKine.
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Chris Patten discussed the main arguments of "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" in his article "If Trump Wins, So Will China" for Project Syndicate @SOAS_CI @SOAS @OUPPolitics
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"For as long as Xi is in power this book will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the aims of the #CCP." --- Charles Parton wrote of "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" in The Spectator, @SOAS_CI @OUPPolitics.
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Connor Swank from FISC (@FISC_China), an exciting new think tank on China, and I reviewed "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping" in a 30-min video. Watch here: @SOAS_CI @SOAS @OUPPolitics
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"Planning it personally", "leading it directly", "guiding it the whole way", "leading by example" -- Cai Qi described Xi Jinping's role in the #CCP-wide Xi Thought study campaign
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I will be giving a virtual talk on my book with Steve Tsang, “The Political Thought of Xi Jinping”, for @AsiaPolicyUT at 12:15 pm Central Time (6:15 pm UK time) next Thurs 19 Sep. Register here: @SOAS_CI #XiJinping
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Monday 6 March webinar for SOAS China Institute (@SOAS_CI). Prof Yuen Yuen Ang (@yuenyuenang) will speak on the topic “China's Path from Poverty to the Gilded Age”. 5 pm. ZOOM. Chair: Dr Huan Zou (@SOASsfm). All welcome. Register here:
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Congrats to Dr Robert Weatherley (@CambridgeFames, @lauchinainst) for his new book: Mao’s China and Post-Mao China: Revolution, Recovery and Rejuvenation (@worldscientific). This has to be one of the best textbooks on Chinese politics, if not the best!
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Re-reading Kellee Tsai's 2007 book "Capitalism without Demcoracy." One unfolding debate in the West today is to what extent Chinese private firms are Beijing's agents. Tsai explains why they are not catalysts for liberal democracy. Different times. @CornellPress @HongKongKellee
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In this short article for the SOAS China Institute (@SOAS_CI) blog, I argue that the starting point to understand Chinese foreign policy is not China's assertive or cooperative foreign policy behaviour, but Xi Jinping's tianxia worldview.
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In this podcast episode (@SOAS_CI), I discussed Xi Jinping's tech strategy with host Duncan Bartlett. Topics include: Washington vs Beijing's view on IP theft, EVs, tech self-reliance, overcapacity, workforce upskilling, and more.
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NEW ISSUE OF ASIA POLICY (@NBRnews): It’s an honour to have “The Political Thought of Xi Jinping” reviewed by David M. Lampton, Kerry Brown (@Bkerrychina), Jessica C. Teets and Yan C. Bennett. Thank you so much. 🔗
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The next three books on my reading list: Sentinel State (Minxin Pei), Orders of Exclusion (@kylelascurettes), Frenemies (Mark L. Haas). Wish everyone a lovely summer.
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What is socialist feminism in #FilmStudies? Prof Lingzhen Wang will speak on the topic “Revising Women’s Cinema” for the 16 Jan webinar of @SOAS_CI, 5 pm, ZOOM. Chair: @Xiaoning_Lu (@SOAS). All welcome. Register here:
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@PM_Thornton It's a short, accessible book with one chapter on each leader --- Mao ("populist tyrant") Deng, ("pragmatic Leninist"), Jiang ("bureaucratic politician"), Hu ("technocratic apparatchik") Xi ("modern emperor"). See my review at @PacificAffairs. Highly recommended.
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How does #XiJinping ensure that cadres comply? Wen-Hsuan Tsai and Wang Zhou studies the role of party regulations in reinforcing cadre loyalty. @ChicagoJournals.
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As many ask what the #Olympics mean to #China, now is a great time to (re)listen to Matthew Syed’s podcast series “China’s Ping Pong Power." Proud to be part of the production. @matthewsyed @NovelPodcasts @BBCRadio4 #Sideways.
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I look forward to joining Dr Stepan Stepanenko (@StepanenkoSF), Darren G. Spinck (@DSpinck), and Parvina Huseynova to discuss the UK's role in the Pacific. 15 Feb. 3 pm. ZOOM. Henry Jackson Society (@HJS_Org). RSVP here:
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Many said there's little new at the Third Plenum. True. But it's also true that pressing on with #XiJinping 's economic vision is a revolutionary change in the making. See Ch. 5 of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping. #CCP #China #politics #3rdplenum.
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Art 18(1) of revised “CCP Inspection Work Regulations”: Top priority of disciplinary inspection of party and state organs is to check compliance with Xi Jinping’s major speeches and directives:
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Upcoming seminar for SOAS China Institute (@SOAS_CI): Dr Chun-Yi Lee (@UoNARI_Taiwan) will speak on the topic: “Most dangerous and yet desirable place: #TSMC in #Taiwan”. 5 pm. RB01. All welcome. Register here:
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@AaronBastani @novaramedia It's great talking to @AaronBastani @novaramedia. Thank you for asking excellent questions about #XiJinping and “The Political Thought of Xi Jinping” that no one asked before. I really enjoyed our conversation. @SOAS_CI @SOAS @OUPPolitics.
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"Coining the right slogan can pay mighty dividends in any political system . Donald Trump swears by his MAGA message and China's supremo Xi Jinping loves his 'China Dream'." Japan Today's review of "The Political Thought of Xi Jinping":
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Monday 25 November, 5 pm, in-person seminar. Professor Bingchun Meng will speak on the topic “Post-socialist imaginaries of a digital Third Front: The case of Guizhou-cloud Big Data.” Please join us if you are free. Registration link below. @SOAS_CI.🔗
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Min Tang, 2020, Chinese Journal of Communication: Fine-grained analysis of how China's ICT sector attracts global venture capital.
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@andypeaps @SOAS @AsiaMattersPod Thank you, Andrew. The Asia Matters Podcast has been my lunchtime companion. I have enjoyed every episode I listened. Great range of topics. All very timely. Insightful and accessible analysis. Highly recommended.
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Fascinating FREE summer school programme of SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies (28-30 June). Covering the movies, culture, society literature, law, history, politics, arts, international relations of #Taiwan. Register here: @DafyddFell; @SOASTaiwan.
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CHINA TO RULE THE WORLD?.One of 2024’s most important books answers the real questions about Chinese identity and Xi Jinping’s thought
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SOAS China Institute (@SOAS_CI ) 5 Dec seminar on the use of punctuation in pre-modern Chinese manuscripts. This looks super interesting! Register here.
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Panellists: John Gittings (@TheCaseforPeace, Research Associate @SOAS_CI), Dr Yevheniia Hobova (Fellow, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Dr Marcin Kaczmarski (@M_Kaczmarski, Lecturer, @UofGSPS). Chair: Prof Steve Tsang (@SOAS_CI).
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Next Mon seminar for SOAS China Institute (@SOAS_CI): Speaker: Prof Shaowei He (@UniNorthants). Topic: “National security, UK-China relations and the legitimacy of Chinese investment. 5 pm. RB01. Chair: Dr Huan Zou (@SOASsfm). All welcome. Register here:
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@eyckfreymann gave an excellent and original analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative. He said an important thing to watch is China's approach to debt restructuring for Belt and Road projects. Watch his talk here:
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Pocket books on "Xi Jinping Thought" issued by Guangxi's Nanning look a lot like Mao's little red book
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21 Nov (5-6:30 pm, ZOOM) webinar @SOAS_CI: Professor Zhuoyi Wang (@HamiltonCollege) will discuss #Disney’s animated film #Mulan (1998) and its 2020 eponymous live-action remake. Chair: Dr @Xiaoning_Lu (@SOAS). All welcome. Register here:
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@Yu_JieC This is the most detailed analysis of the five scientists in Xi's Politburo published to date. Really great work!!.
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Andrew Chubb (@zhubochubo) reports fascinating survey experiment on how 11 countries in the Indo-Pacific react to Chinese public opinion. Very worth reading.
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28 Nov seminar @SOAS_CI (5 pm, Room RB01, Main Building, @SOAS), Dr Cho Khong (@OxfordSBS) will draw on his experience in the Shell scenarios team to discuss where China might be going. All welcome. Register here:
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@CamGeopolitics @Chris_Marquis_ @CambridgeJBS @wjhurst @CambridgeFames @Dept_of_POLIS @ChinaCambridge @lauchinainst @Lauterpacht_Ctr @CamEcon @CamEcSocHist Thanks Chris for the great talk! @TakaCantabI asked about popular vs state-sponsored Maoism. They are intertwined but I have tried to untangle them to the extent possible in my China Quarterly article on Nanjie village, which is very Maoist: *both* ideological and pragmatic.
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Recording & Review: Invalidating Compulsory Parentage Testing as a Tool to Enforce Birth Quotas via @NPC_Observer.
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@CidobBarcelona @inesaescriche @SOAS_CI @Sharinee_J @GIGA_Institute @TogashiMariko @IISS_org @cuimpb1 @CasaAsia Thank you everyone for the great discussion on how Japan, India and China view the liberal international order, why, what they are willing (or not) to bring to the table. I really like @inesaescriche's remarks on leadership vs followership.
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@kirancmoodley @SOAS It was lovely to talk to you! Thank you for the great questions about Xi Jinping and Xi Jinping Thought!.
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@jcmittelstaedt And this has now been developed into new directives for "dare to struggle". You might find Xi's 03.09.2020 speech interesting.
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Watch The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, with Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung from @intelligence2
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@SOAS_CI has produced 3 informative podcasts on the 20th Party Congress. @HollySnapeWang. (@UofGSPS) on congress conventions. Steve Tsang (@SOAS_CI) on #HuJintao and policy trends. Howard Zhang (@HowardZ62318206) on media coverage. Listen here:
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@matthewsyed @BBCSounds @NovelPodcasts A fascinating look at how #China uses #pingpong to interact with the rest of the world, including but not limited to the #US. Highly recommended.
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In-person book talk: Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics (@AmsterdamUPress), University of Birmingham (@unibirmingham; @iddbirmingham), 21 Nov, 1-2:30 pm. Details here:
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In our next Monday seminar @SOAS_CI (ZOOM, 5-6:30 pm), @eyckfreymann will discuss how the Belt and Road Initiative is being reinvented politically and institutionally for a new era of slower growth. Register here:
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@LowyInstitute @CourtneyFung @shinghonlam Fascinating report. Very admirable data collection and analysis. Kudos to @CourtneyFung and @shinghonlam!.
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"[m]eaning can be most effective when it is imprecise, ambiguous, or referentially vague." (Reed, 2013, p. 200, cited in Baumann, Haug & Weinlich, "From developing country to superpower"?, Global Policy, 2024, 51-61, at 59).
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@SOAS_CI @ZuriLinetsky @EGFound Dr Zuri Linetsky (@ZuriLinetsky) does an excellent job navigating the layers of complexities of the US’s policy on #Taiwan. Critical and balanced analysis. Suggested reading for this podcast: #TheAvoidableWar by @MrKRudd.
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This can be a helpful way to start thinking about Xi's Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative.
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@ZuriLinetsky @SOAS_CI Dr Zuri Linetsky (@ZuriLinetsky) does an excellent job navigating the layers of complexities of the US’s policy on #Taiwan. Critical and balanced analysis. Suggested reading for this podcast: #TheAvoidableWar by .@MrKRudd.
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“Accelerate the construction of a unified and vast national market” – can we expect major breakthrough in urban-rural integration in 2022? (加快建设全国统一大市场, .
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