Using mentions of Communist Party leaders in People's Daily editorials as a measure of political fragmentation: the General Secretary's name mentions rose from ~15 times/year in 1980s to 117 times in 2013-2017 under Xi Jinping, while other officials' mentions declined, showing extreme centralization.
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“this is the mentions of the party secretary in the 1980s at this level average level about 15...look at Shin ping right so this is his first term 2013 to 2017 so this is 117 times”
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Critical Issues Confronting China - Professor Yasheng Huang - November 29, 2023— Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies | Harvard UniversityCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:31:52 AM
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