100th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party

As China rises, ruling party pulls more young people into its orbit

XU JIA, 34 Mr Xu, a party historian, says that as he "saw China getting stronger and stronger, the CCP as its ruling party, with its history, got increasingly more persuasive to (people like me)". ZHOU YEQIU, 26 Ms Zhou, a student at the University o
ZHOU YEQIU, 26: Ms Zhou, a student at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, joined the Chinese Communist Party as she believes in its goal to "eventually realise communism". PHOTO: COURTESY OF ZHOU YEQIU
XU JIA, 34 Mr Xu, a party historian, says that as he "saw China getting stronger and stronger, the CCP as its ruling party, with its history, got increasingly more persuasive to (people like me)". ZHOU YEQIU, 26 Ms Zhou, a student at the University o
XU JIA, 34: Mr Xu, a party historian, says that as he "saw China getting stronger and stronger, the CCP as its ruling party, with its history, got increasingly more persuasive to (people like me)". PHOTO: DANSON CHEONG
Danson Cheong‍ China Correspondent In Beijing
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Jun 26, 2021, 05:00 AM
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Jun 26, 2021, 05:00 AM
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Think Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member and someone like PhD student Zhou Yeqiu might not be the first person to come to mind.

The bespectacled 26-year-old student at the University of Science and Technology Beijing is shy and self-deprecating, repeatedly apologising for her lack of public speaking skills.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 26, 2021, with the headline As China rises, ruling party pulls more young people into its orbit. Subscribe

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