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One year after an uprising over women’s rights, the government has passed a harsh new hijab law.

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Beijing’s censorship has pernicious effects on artists and educational institutions—but abandoning all cultural ties would do more harm than good.

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But countering China’s growing regional clout is proving to be an uphill battle.

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Shanthi Kalathil is the director of the National Endowment for Democracy’s International Forum for Democratic Studies.

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