tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800874.post4433499757471868830..comments2024-03-26T01:56:02.444-04:00Comments on Law at the End of the Day: Shaoming Zhou on Taisu Zhang, "China’s Coming Ideological Wars. . . "Larry Catá Backerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545101367530775497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24800874.post-20443552337272781372016-03-08T07:59:28.824-05:002016-03-08T07:59:28.824-05:00Mr Zhang said: Relatively few observers or policym...Mr Zhang said: Relatively few observers or policymakers, however, seem to entertain the possibility that Chinese elites are ideological creatures, or even that they may be dealing with an ideological population. <br />It seems none of the commentators addressed this statement. <br />It is unclear whether Mr. Zhang is using the statement as a strawman for his argument or is not well informed, or only is acquainted with a certain generation of observers. The long term China observers/policymakers of my acquaintance have always been aware of the importance of ideology in China. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com