This chapter introduces the book "制度基因" by Professor Xu Chenggang, which explores the origins of China's totalitarian regime and the concept of '制度基因.' It discusses how these institutional genes merged with the Soviet system to form a unique totalitarian regime in China.
制度基因 is a concept introduced by Xu Chenggang to analyze the origins and evolution of totalitarian regimes.
The book explores the merger of Soviet and Chinese imperial institutional genes.
The focus is on how China's totalitarian system arose and sustained itself.