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Dissent Magazine: China’s 99%

The latest issue of Dissent Magazine has a special section dedicated to “China’s 99%,” or laobaixing. Curated by Jeffrey Wasserstrom, it includes articles about women, youth, ethnic minorities, and workers. From Wasserstrom’s introduction, which discusses and dismisses much of the recent conventional wisdom about China: Given the incredible diversity of China, the strategy o