In which order are CSS styles applied?

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Styles are applied according to which styles are most specific to the element, and then in textual order for rules that have equal specificity. More here in the spec. Because a:link is more specific than ul li a, that style wins regardless of placement.

So tell me, how must I correct my style to achieve the a tag inside the li to be rendered blue and not red?

Make the blue rule at least as specific as the red rule. In this case, you can do that by adding :link to it:

ul li a:link
{
  color:blue;
}

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