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Chinese Communist Party members pose for photos with a sculpture of the party flag outside the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. China says it is a nation "ruled by law," but the Communist Party ultimately holds sway and there are large gray areas of enforcement. Control over the press and social media allows authorities to keep word of disappearances quiet and to stonewall critics, although such news often gradually surfaces through underground and foreign sources. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)