CKN Knowledge Session: Inside the CCP's New Social Work Department: Party-Building 2.0 or Something Deeper?


The Chinese Communist Party has launched a powerful new institutional tool โ the ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ โ tasked with reaching into the very heart of society: private companies, NGOs, community groups, and even volunteers. But what does this tell us about the Party's gripโand its doubts?
Join this exclusive China Knowledge Network session that dives deep into this game-changing development.
The event's speaker is Professor Frank Pieke, one of the worldโs foremost experts on the Chinese Communist Party and currently based at the National University of Singapore. This is a rare opportunity to hear him in person on a topic that has profound implications for China watchers in government, media, and business alike.
The session includes:
๐นWhat the new Department does (and doesnโt do);
๐นWhy its creation reflects insecurity at the top;
๐นHow this affects foreign businesses, journalists, and NGOs operating in or with China;
๐นA Q&A session with Prof. Pieke

China Knowledge Network
The Dutch China Knowledge Network (CKN) is a network established to involve China experts and disseminate knowledge within the government of the Netherlands and beyond.Our key task is to connect various angles of research and events to better understand Chinaโs motives, policies and vision to develop more effective policies and better advise social partners. The secretariat of the knowledge network has been assigned to think tank Clingendael together with LeidenAsiaCentre. They will function primarily as โknowledge brokersโ, matching the supply and demand of knowledge.