Where is your CVC code?
The story of Peking University’s Marxist club — as told by four members who remain secretly active and spoke on the condition of anonymity for their safety, their supporters, and a trove of writings and videos left by activists anticipating arrest — illustrates the anxious political atmosphere in China, where idealistic students who embrace the party’s own ideology can be suppressed just like any other political threat.
It poses wider questions that go to the heart of modern China: What exactly does the Communist Party stand for? What gives it the right to rule?