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Is Xi Jinping now a ‘leader for life,’ like Mao?
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Are ‘democracy’ and ‘human rights’ Western colonial exports? No. Here’s why.
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The political implications of China's stock market crisis
China's government has long used economic growth to communicate its strength.
The political implications of China’s stock market crisis
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Is democracy a Western idea?
This is a guest post by Diego Von Vacano, a