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Richard Thomas, The Conversation

To understand how China’s public diplomacy is changing under Xi, just watch his new year speeches

Over the years, Beijing has become more assertive in calling for a ‘new type of great-power relationship’ with the US.

Yan Wu, The Conversation
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Richard Thomas, The Conversation
· Feb 06, 2021 · 11:30 pm
TV satire in the US lost its edge under the Trump administration

Trump embodied many of satire’s central characteristics, including exaggeration, irony and stupidity, which made it difficult for satirists to ridicule him.

Allaina Kilby, The Conversation
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Matt Wall, The Conversation
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Richard Thomas, The Conversation
· Nov 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Why chicken bones will be the ultimate symbol of the Anthropocene era of human destruction of nature

Researchers compared the bones of the modern meat chicken to the bones of their ancestors dating back to Roman times.

Carys Bennett, The Conversation
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Jan Zalasiewicz, The Conversation
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Mark Williams, The Conversation
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Richard Thomas, The Conversation
· Dec 13, 2018 · 01:30 pm