Xinran

Xue Xinran, who writes as Xinran, is a Chinese-British writer and broadcaster whose most recent book is The Promise: Love and Loss in Modern China.

Why do people join the CCP?

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At last count, the Chinese Communist Party has 98 million members, more people than the population of Germany. Its membership also continues to grow, making it one of the most successful and resilient political parties of the last a hundred years, perhaps with the exception of India’s BJP, which boasts 180 million members. And yet