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Offers a bracing examination of the impact of coronavirus pandemic on political institutions in both China and the West. Qin Hui contends that China has achieved success in imposing coercive lockdowns to control the virus, but it will be a challenge to prevent the normalization of emergency measures from worsening human right conditions.

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The coronavirus pandemic that broke out in 2019 has finally calmed down in China, after the bungling occasioned by the iron hand of lockdown. But beginning in March 2020, the disaster spread abroad, and at present there is no end in sight. Discussions of the changes the pandemic brings to the world, and how "plagues change history," are a hot topic everywhere. In this book, Prof. Qin Hui offers a stunning reflection on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on political institutions, which are well worth pondering for both China and the West. China, with its "low human rights advantage," has achieved success in imposing coercive lockdowns that got the virus under control after the disastrous outbreak in Wuhan, but it will be a challenge to prevent the normalization of emergency measures from worsening human right conditions in normal times. The West, handicapped by its "high human rights (dis)advantage," must learn how a democracy can efficiently enter a state of emergency and put an end to these measures at the proper time.

Author Biography

Qin Hui is Retired Professor in Department of History at Tsinghua University, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a leading historian and public intellectual in China. His research focus includes economic and agrarian history of China.David Ownby is Professor of History at the Université de Montréal. His research focus is intellectual life in contemporary China, and his recent publications include Rethinking China's Rise by Xu Jilin (as editor and translator), Voices from the Chinese Century (co?edited with Timothy Cheek and Joshua A. Fogel), and The Transcendental and the Mundane by Choyun Hsu (as translator). His online project, "Reading the China Dream," is available at readingthechinadream.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword by David OwnbyChapter One: What if "Human Rights" Means "No Humans Left"?Chapter Two: "Human Rights Derogations" during States of Emergency, and the Definition of Human RightsChapter Three: States of Emergency and Political InstitutionsNotesBibliography

Review

Qin Hui is one of the most original thinkers and commentators active in China today. In this wide?ranging and meticulously researched book he argues that the COVID?19 pandemic reveals decisive weaknesses in both the Chinese and European/American political systems. While not everyone will agree with Qin's conclusions, the rigor of his arguments, the broad historical and geographical range of his examples, and his commitment to defending human dignity around the world make for a compelling read and challenge all forms of pandemic complacency."- Sebastian Veg, School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris

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Qin's book is a stunning reflection on the successes and failures of fighting the coronavirus in China and the rest of the world. As always, his goal is to cut through the rhetoric, the finger-pointing, and the chest-thumping to get to the simple, if chilling, crux of the issue.

Details ISBN9882372317 Author David Ownby Pages 120 ISBN-10 9882372317 ISBN-13 9789882372313 Format Hardcover Imprint The Chinese University Press Place of Publication Hong Kong Country of Publication Hong Kong Publisher The Chinese University Press Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-03-16 UK Release Date 2023-03-16 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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