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If China is doing so well, why do so many Chinese think of moving here?

Mon, 11/19/2012 - 21:33

The signs of America’s decline and China’s rise seem to be everywhere: The U.S. middle class is stagnating while China’s continues its meteoric ascent.

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What Can Change In China?

Mon, 11/19/2012 - 21:31

The 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened in Beijing on November 8 amid almost unprecedented security.

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China's new leaders must end 'cultural genocide'

Mon, 11/19/2012 - 21:29

China's Communist party just wrapped up its 18th Congress with elaborate declarations of national unity and social harmony, and the announcement of their wholly unsurprising choice of new leader: Xi Jinping.

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Tremor within the Chinese Communist Party

Wed, 11/14/2012 - 00:00

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding a new congress, the 18th, due to start on November 8.

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The World Holds Its Breath for China

Thu, 11/08/2012 - 00:00

I hope that Xi Jinping will be a reformer who will move China away from authoritarianism.

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When Will China Have Its First Minority President?

Thu, 11/08/2012 - 00:00

The country's current attitudes towards ethnic identity suggest it won't be anytime soon.

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Unwelcome at the Party

Tue, 11/06/2012 - 00:00

On Thursday, China’s Communist Party will begin its 18th National Congress, which it nicknames “18th Major.”

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China's new leaders must focus on rights

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 22:04

Speculation is rife about the changing of the guard at the upcoming 18th Communist Party Congress, with questions swirling about what a new leadership will mean for China and the world.

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China’s Troubled Bourbons

Wed, 10/31/2012 - 19:59

Sometimes the books that a country’s top leaders read can reveal a lot about what they are thinking.

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A Test Case for the Communist Party’s Commitment to Reform

Wed, 10/24/2012 - 00:00

Speculation about the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Congress, where the party is scheduled to announce its next generation of leaders, is intensifying as the event’s scheduled opening day in early November draws ever closer.

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