| Number 217 October 2026 |
The Twenty-First Century Review
The Idea of the University in Transition
4
University and the Public: Reflections in an Age of Uncertainty
Xiang Biao, Pang Lai-kwan, Huang Shan
Research Articles
25
In the Name of Lenin: The Intellectual Contours of the Communist Party of China’s Leninism Study Campaign in 1960 (Part I)
Zhou Zi-qi
37
Revisiting the “Persecution” of Sent-Down Educated Youths: Evidence from County X, Jiangxi Province
Zhang Ning
58
From Online Interaction to Offline Practice: The Making of a Collective Economic Organization among Leftist Youth in Contemporary China
Li Hao-yue, Wang Shi-wei
Research Notes
79
When Did the Cultural Revolution Begin? Rethinking the Problem of “Beginnings”
Yiching Wu
View on the World
101
Planning the Northern Metropolis University Town in Hong Kong: Lessons from International Experience
Liu Ning-rong
Glamour of Scholars
112
My Academic and Intellectual Journey
Wang Hui
From the Scientific World
123
“Symbiotic AI”: Rethinking the Governance and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Chen Yu-shi
Book Reviews
138
The Continuous Production of Labour Precarity: A Review on Xiaojun Feng, The Making of Labour Precarity in China since 1949
Huang Chu-ling
148
Deconstructing “Machine Hegemony”: A Review on Yi Xu, The Machine Age: How Technology Is Changing the Way We Work and Live
Deng Yun-xue
159
Tripartite Interactions
161
From the Editor’s Desk








