In this episode of Pekingology which aired in February 2022, Jude Blanchette is joined by <a href="https://www.guilford.edu/profile/gguo">Xuezhi Guo</a>, the Lincoln Financial Professor of Political Science at Gilford College, to discuss his book, <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/politics-of-the-core-leader-in-china/3401C9529470282FFF556A187D5983FD">The Politics of the Core Leader in China: Culture, Institution, Legitimacy, and Power</a>.

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China is one of the 21st century’s most consequential nations, and it has never been more important to understand how the country is governed. Pekingology is the podcast that unpacks Chinese politics, the inner workings of the Communist Party, and how China's domestic and foreign policy will impact the world. Pekingology is hosted by Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. It is produced by Gina Kim.