Special report | The Communist Party abroad
As Chinese citizens head overseas, the party does likewise
With China’s global footprint expanding everywhere, so is the Communist Party’s—not always openly
“PARTY-BUILDING has no borders.” So intones the Communist Party to encourage Chinese firms to set up party branches abroad. “No matter where the project, that country will have a party organisation,” is another slogan. China’s rise has expanded the party’s influence abroad. As Chinese citizens head overseas for work and study, its branches are spreading too.
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “Flying the flag”
From the June 26th 2021 edition
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