Assignment:
In each one, choose at least two from the required videos and readings. Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate the main ideas in the videos and readings you have chosen.
Readings and Videos:
• Xi Jinping. Wikipedia. In the article below, read only the short paragraph, "Censorship." In this paragraph, civil society is mentioned as one of the "seven dangerous Western values."
• Xi Jinping: What is Behind the Chinese President's Power Grab? By Tom Phillips, Beijing, February 27, 2018, The Guardian.
• Ce*sored! China Bans Letter N (briefly) from Internet as Xi Jinping Extends Grip on Power. By Tom Phillips, Beijing, February 27, 2018. The Guardian. Read all links to get more background on this story.
• Required Videos :
• China clears way for Xi Jinping to rule for life
• Xi Jinping ‘most powerful leader since Mao Zedong' BBC News
• How XI Became China's Most Powerful Leader in Decades
• Xi Jinping: Prestitator for Life? China Uncensored.
• WeChat [Wei Xin pron. Way Sheen]: The App That's Always Watching You. China Uncensored.
• Next-Level Surveillance: China Embraces Facial Recognition
• Life Inside China's Total Surveillance State.
• Recommended but Optional Videos:
• Conversations with History: Susan Shirk. Discussion of her book, China: Fragile Superpower.
• China: A Century in Revolution. "Born Under the Red Flag" (Part 3, 1976-1997).