Article · Sixth Tone · en
Power play inside a Chinese student council
Published 23 NOV 2017 · Curated 21 JUL 2026
What the source reports
A short report on photographer Yang Wenbin's documentary project about hierarchy, authority, and blocked access inside a university student council.
Editorial analysis
The small scale is the point. Rather than explaining Chinese politics through national institutions, the photographs observe how status and administrative power are rehearsed on a campus.
Why it matters
Everyday organizations can teach authority long before their members enter formal workplaces or government institutions.
Claims and evidence
reported · Sixth Tone
A short report on photographer Yang Wenbin's documentary project about hierarchy, authority, and blocked access inside a university student council.
- This entry does not treat the canonical publisher as independent confirmation of its own report.
Source ledger
canonical source
Sixth Tone · Power Play: Inside a Chinese Student Council ↗Published 23 NOV 2017 · Retrieved 22 JUL 2026 · en · original-english · Ding Yining and Shi Yangkun
Reviewed bounded account of student governance.
Culture · Mainland · photography · universities · student-life · authority
Ding Yining · Shi Yangkun · Yang Wenbin · Sixth Tone · Communication University of China · Beijing · Shanghai
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