Commentary Being isolated in the international community and faced with a crisis of legitimacy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) openly announced last month its intention to keep up its strict control of mainland China, encroachment on Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and infiltration of other countries, through its United Front Work Department (UFWD). On Jan. 5, state-run media Xinhua reported on the revised “Regulations on the United Front Work of the Communist Party of China,” referred to as the “Regulations” from here on out. The previous version from May 2015 was revised during the Politburo Standing Committee (top-decision making body) meeting on Nov. 30, 2020, and officially implemented on Dec. 21. The article published the full text of the Regulations. Not only will the CCP continue to strictly control mainland China, but will also keep up its encroachment on Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and will continue to infiltrate other …