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A 20 minute documentary by Yang Weidong asks what Chinese people need, and presents 151 answers. From The Age: “I need freedom of speech,” says Mao Yushi, a public intellectual who has mentored many of China’s...
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Read MoreAt Foreign Policy, Damien Ma considers a possible upset to Li Keqiang’s succession to the position of Premier next year, as a rival candidate emerges. That contender is Vice Premier Wang Qishan, a face most familiar to...
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