AN ORWELLIAN STATE

摘要

At least 10 government ministries have as part of their mission cracking down on social unrest, most notably the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Supervision and the Ministry of Justice. The blandly named Central Politics and Law Commission, which reports to party elders, flits between these ministries, although the new leadership may finally curb its octopus-like grasp on the security budget.