Reshaping the State

Chinese Political Institutions under Xi Jinping

Wen-Hsuan Tsai

Dedicated to my son, Tsai Shao-Chuan 蔡少铨

Published by ANU Press

The Australian National University

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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Available to download for free at press.anu.edu.au

ISBN (hardcover): 9781760467173

ISBN (online): 9781760467180

WorldCat (hardcover): 1547599990

WorldCat (online): 1547600115

DOI: 10.22459/RTS.2025

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Text copyright © Wen-Hsuan Tsai, 2026

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