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How to promote the reform of political institutions is one of the thorny issues facing China. Therecent publication of the first book systematically illustrating the overall plan of the reform ofChina's political institutions, Storming the Fortress: A Research Report on the Reform of China'sPolitical Institutions After the 17th Party Congress (abbreviated as Storming the Fortress) hasattracted a lot of public attention. Besides the sensitive topic, the identities of the authors also con-tribute to the book's bestselling. Most authors of the book are from the Party School of the CentralCommittee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), an important think tank of the CPC. Becauseof this many people believe that the book represents the official standpoint. Beijing Review reporterFeng Jianhua conducted an interview with Professor Zhou Tianyong, Chief Compiler of the bookand Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.