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John Garrick, The Conversation

For Xi Jinping, Beijing Winter Olympics are an opportunity to reset the global rhetoric on China

The Chinese state wants to show the world that its model of high-tech authoritarian governance is supreme.

Yan Bennett, The Conversation
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John Garrick, The Conversation
· Feb 02, 2022 · 09:30 pm
The Peng Shuai saga shows China can go to any extent to crush dissent

The tennis star had been out of the public eye since November 2 when she had accused the country’s former vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli, of sexual misconduct.

Yan Bennett, The Conversation
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John Garrick, The Conversation
· Nov 25, 2021 · 09:30 pm
China is settling political scores by using its legal system against foreigners

The death sentence of Australian Karm Gilespie is the latest example.

John Garrick, The Conversation
· Jul 01, 2020 · 09:30 pm