Please answer the following questions in a total maximum of two double-spaced pages.
Many observers maintain that the post Mao Reform Era is over, having ended roughly a decade ago. XI Jinping himself, who came to power in 2012, has declared a “New Era”. I would like you to describe what has changed in the transition from the Reform Era to the New Era, with an emphasis on what has emerged in the latter. Specifically:
(1) What does the Chinese Communist Party stand for in the New Era, and how does this compare with the earlier Reform Era ideology?
(2) What are the specific New Era trends in the following areas: (a) civil society; (b) inter-ethnic relations;
(c) ideological controls.
Hint: Material presented in lecture, the assigned readings by Stein Ringen and Suisheng Zhao, and the recommended reading by Carl Minzner, may be useful.