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There's a very unflattering historical parallel for Xi Jinping's move to lift term limits. The Chinese Communist Party is having none of it.

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· Mar 07, 2018 · 08:30 pm
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The bellicose Global Times editorial does not reflect Beijing’s thinking. Beware.

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· Jul 18, 2017 · 08:00 am
Liu Xiaobo: A voice of conscience who fought oppression for decades has now fallen silent

The Chinese dissident, who fought for a freer China for three decades, died of cancer in jail on July 13.

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· Jul 16, 2017 · 08:30 pm

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· Jan 29, 2017 · 01:00 pm
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Overfishing has caused several species, including the prized yellow croaker, to all but disappear from Chinese waters.

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· Oct 23, 2016 · 11:30 pm
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