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08.01.18As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home
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China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, seemed indomitable when lawmakers abolished a term limit on his power early this year. But months later, China has been struck by economic headwinds, a vaccine scandal and trade battles with Washington, emboldening...
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08.25.15Who Loses Most from Chaos in China—And Some Possible Silver Linings
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The panic may weaken demand for U.S. exports. But that could make some goods cheaper for consumers.
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07.17.14The 2008 Milk Scandal Revisited
Council on Foreign Relations
Since the regulation of food safety incorporates several mutually reinforcing activities and involves various stakeholders, it is highly unlikely that pure top-down, state-centric regulatory and legal frameworks will be sufficient to defuse China’s...
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10.08.13Xi Jinping Gets Mocked Going After New Zealand on Food Safety
WSJ: China Real Time Report
While China’s new leader has won praise at home for his aggressiveness in pushing China’s interests abroad, this is one situation in which his boldness was bound to backfire. As bad as the Fonterra scandal appeared, China’s own dairy companies have...
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05.16.13Zhu Ling Attempted Murder Case On Weibo
New Republic
The 19-year-old case has again become so blazing hot on Chinese social media that as of Saturday, the name of the victim, Zhu Ling, was censored on Weibo. But it's too late: The case has been brought to the attention of tens of millions of...
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11.06.12Neil Heywood 'Was MI6 Informant'
Telegraph
Neil Heywood, the British businessman murdered in China, gave MI6 info on Bo Xilai.
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10.25.12China Paves Way for Prosecuting Disgraced Politician Bo Xilai
Reuters
China's parliament has expelled disgraced former senior politician Bo Xilai, Xinhua said, paving the way for formal criminal charges.
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06.07.12A Chinese Murder Mystery?
from New York Review of Books
Roughly every decade, China’s political system cracks, its veil is rent, and its inner workings are laid bare. 2012, the Year of the Dragon, is turning out to be one of those periods when the country’s high priests can’t quite carry out their...