Tom Kou | National Cheng Chi University (original) (raw)

Tom Kou

scholar of Chinese politics

less

Uploads

Papers by Tom Kou

ANU Press eBooks, Mar 26, 2024

Issues & Studies, Dec 1, 2021

Under Xi Jinping, the cadre recruitment policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been adap... more Under Xi Jinping, the cadre recruitment policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been adapted. What are the political implications of these adaptations? This paper argues that Xi has sought to consolidate his power among the political elite and strengthen grassroots governance by introducing a new cadre recruitment policy. We propose the concept of “dual elite recruitment logic” as an aid to interpreting the cadre recruitment strategy in the Xi era: the CCP’s system for appointing and promoting cadres at the full provincial/ministerial level (正部级 zhengbuji) and the grassroots follows’ criteria that are different from those formulated under the previous “rejuvenation of cadres” principle. While China under Xi may be able to maintain political stability and promote socio-economic development in the short term, the lack of a new succession mechanism is the biggest obstacle to China’s future political development.

The China Quarterly, Mar 1, 2015

Press 04 _i_The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Criminology_/i_. _i_Rural Policy Implementation in ... more Press 04 _i_The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Criminology_/i_. _i_Rural Policy Implementation in Contemporary China: New Socialist Countryside_/i_. books.google.com-Completely revised and updated, the New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China is an indispensable and manageable guide.

China Journal, 2014

Within the operational procedures of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadre appointment system, ... more Within the operational procedures of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadre appointment system, age restrictions hinder cadre promotion. As a result, three different methods have emerged to bypass these restrictions, allowing officials to attain faster promotion. These three methods are the Communist Youth League route, temporary transferred duty and non-regulation promotion. This article will explain the age restriction system, and then outline the three methods and discuss their impact on the appointment system as a whole. The examples of Zhou Qiang and Lu Hao, rising political stars, demonstrate how these methods are used to gain substantial age advantages for successful career progression.

Choosing China's leaders / edited by Chien-Wen Kou and Xiaowei Zang, 2013

The International Conference on Changes in the Chinese Party-State in the Xi Jinping Era, Institute of International Relations and Center for China Studies, Sep 1, 2019

政治學報, 2006

How can researchers understand the interactions among Chinese leaders by using information obtain... more How can researchers understand the interactions among Chinese leaders by using information obtained from party-owned newspapers? This paper claims that the layouts of these newspapers instantaneously reveal crucial information regarding the change in a leader's political strength at various stages of a power struggle. In China, party-owned newspapers must obey ”the principle of Party spirit” - by following the Party's leadership without reservation and holding fast to the Party's political line and policy position. Due to this principle, the layouts of party-owned newspapers reflect the changes in power relations among Party leaders. This argument is supported by an empirical analysis of the page layouts of the People's Daily and People's Liberation Army Daily during three political battles within the Chinese leadership - the debate over ”practice is the sole criterion for testing truth” in 1978, the Tian'anmen incident of 1989, and Deng's south China tou...