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4 problems China's new leaders must tackle now

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4 problems China's new leaders must tackle now

China's new leaders must end 'cultural genocide'

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Cracks in China, from the pen not the sword

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Changing of the guard in Beijing

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Beijing is in no mood for dissent

A Chinese man is jailed for 8 years for trying to start an opposition party ...

Welcome to Canada: a new subsidiary of ChinaCorp

Disastrous new trade deal means China gets to guzzle Alberta's tar sands and sue if people complain ...

People power in the People's Republic of China!

Protesters have forced a government reversal over a controversial chemical plant. What's next? ...

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