China’s Political Discourse July 2023: Ideologizing Traditional Chinese Culture

Edited by Chu Yang and David L. Bandurski

This monthly report is prepared for Sinocism by the excellent China Media Project. You can read it in your web browser here if you prefer.

1. Introduction

2. Beginning With “Old Friends”

3. Security in Focus

4. Focus Topic: “Chinese Culture” and “Chinese Civilization”

5. July Surprises: “Asians Can Never Become Westerners”

6. Shanhe University

7. The Hot and the Cold

8. The Centrality Index

9. Foreign Leaders