Torbjørn Færøvik: China’s Communist Party Surpasses 100 Million Members - But At What Cost?

Now it’s official: Membership in the Chinese Communist Party has surpassed 100 million. The news was released yesterday and featured on the front pages of newspapers. According to the People’s Daily, the number of members at the end of 2024 was 100.27 million. The symbolic threshold was crossed after more than two million Chinese citizens joined the party in the past year. The Communist