Andy Levin tweeted the following:
"Powerful cultural underpinnings often find a way to survive changes on the surface in China. Might the current dynasty be more vulnerable than we think? Please let me know what you think. <end>"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Andy Levin:
"Are any other students of China thinking about this at all? In particular: can a right to rebellion survive in a surveillance state as totalizing as todays under Emperor Xi Jinpings?"Read on Twitter
"If a ruler was overthrown, they were said to have lost this mandate due to their own actions. Thus, a right of rebellion is baked into the theory."Read on Twitter
"In particular, Ive been thinking about the Mandate of Heaven, a doctrine holding that an emperor had a continuing mandate to rule if their actions were effective and just."Read on Twitter
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