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Since the announcement of “Reform and Opening” in December 1978, some in the West have debated China’s path: would it eventually democratize? Would it become capitalist? Would Mao Zedong’s legacy influence the process? Jude Blanchette surveys the intellectual and political debates of the last few decades, and concludes that Mao is making a resurgence.
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Dr. Cheng Li discusses his new book on the growing importance of Chinese think tanks.
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Dr. Cheng Li discusses Xi Jinping and party politics in contemporary China.
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Carl Minzner, professor at the Fordham University School of Law. discusses the Fourth Plenum and its implications for the development of China's legal system and governance.
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On April 10, 2012, Chinese authorities announced that Politburo member Bo Xilai had been removed from both the Politburo and the Central Committee and that his wife Gu Kailai was implicated in the murder of a British national in Chongqing last fall.
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Richard McGregor discussed his new book The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers. Former Beijing bureau chief for the Financial Times (FT), Mr. McGregor illuminates the complex inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party and examines its influence over the military, local governments, and the Chinese people.