Earlier this year we published a virtual issue commemorating 70 years of communist rule in China. This virtual issue has been put together to explore various aspects of Chinese state-society relations, including state-led education, nationalism and patriotism, challenges to governance and resistance to it from civil society activists, young intellectuals and other actors. Covering both historical and contemporary periods in China’s modern history, the selected articles collectively demonstrate the ambiguities of asserting a nationalist ideology in China, discursive practices, including those at the local level(s), and debates over national identity. Some of the articles also reflect on the origins of the ‘one country, two systems’ framework, which has come to the fore, particularly recently, in the context of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

See the full list of articles here.