"The Government Depends on the People":a Study on the Border Administrative Personnel in Yunnan during the Republic of China
With the consensus and efforts to develop border areas and reform border administra-tion,the central and local governments of the Republic of China have strengthened the border adminis-tration,promulgated policies and regulations,set up border administrative agencies at all levels and appointed competent administrative personnel to carry forward the modernization of administration and development in border areas.The selection and appointment of border officials directly concerns the support from people as well as national defense and diplomatic relations.In this regard,the local gov-ernment of Yunnan not only adhered to central government directives in selecting and appointing border administrative personnel,their rewards and punishments,and their supervision and management,but also demonstrated distinct characteristics shaped by the unique position as a frontier region.The shift from local autonomy to central leadership shows the unique features in the integration and unity in the process of political localization in border areas.
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