“When contextualizing the concept of struggle, struggle serves a functional role for Xi Jinping in enhancing domestical stability, particularly within the party. Based in absolute faith in the leader, it is a top-down call from for alignment and order, especially at a time when China portrays itself as being contained, circumvented, and pressured by what it sees as American hegemony.”
Enrico Fardella (T.wai & University of Naples “L’Orientale”) is interviewed in the episode “What is Chinese Communism?” of the podcast “History As It Happens”.
Head of Project
Enrico Fardella is Director of the ChinaMed Project developed by the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Torino, T.wai and ESCP Business School. He is Associate Professor at the University of Naples “L'Orientale” and Visiting Scholar at John Cabot University.
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