China Decides
The world’s other superpower is having its own “election” this week. And if all goes according to plan, on Nov. 14 nine (or seven) men (and possibly one woman) will stride across the stage in Beijing’s massive Great Hall of the People as the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s most powerful decision-making ...
The world's other superpower is having its own "election" this week. And if all goes according to plan, on Nov. 14 nine (or seven) men (and possibly one woman) will stride across the stage in Beijing’s massive Great Hall of the People as the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's most powerful decision-making body. They will wave, clap, and smile confidently, signaling to the world the inevitability of their leadership and hiding the messy reality of decades of infighting and moral compromise by which they climbed their way to the top. And their optimism will mask the reality of a China that is facing some of the most severe and daunting challenges in its modern history.
National Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
By John Garnaut
The world’s other superpower is having its own “election” this week. And if all goes according to plan, on Nov. 14 nine (or seven) men (and possibly one woman) will stride across the stage in Beijing’s massive Great Hall of the People as the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s most powerful decision-making body. They will wave, clap, and smile confidently, signaling to the world the inevitability of their leadership and hiding the messy reality of decades of infighting and moral compromise by which they climbed their way to the top. And their optimism will mask the reality of a China that is facing some of the most severe and daunting challenges in its modern history.
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National Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
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Party Congress Diary, Day 3
By Kathleen E. McLaughlin -
China’s Other Transition
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What China’s Generals Fear
By John Garnaut -
Kafka in Beijing
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My Strange Visit to Hu Jintao’s Hometown
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Hu Jintao’s Legacy
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Reform or Perish
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By Dean Cheng -
Inside China’s Smoke-Filled Room
By Willy Lam -
My Strange Visit to Hu Jintao’s Hometown
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Hu Jintao’s Legacy
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Reform or Perish
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The Hu Era, in Pictures
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Xi Jinping Is An Empty Suit
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The Rise of Chinese Cities
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