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The anniversary of ‘reform and opening’ has sparked a contest of narratives about who was responsible
View of provincial leader Xi Zhongxun revised after his son became Chinese president
As in the 1950s, malicious ideas such as democracy must be erased, writes Frank Dikotter
Responding to calls for greater freedom of speech could remove vital pillar of Communist party’s power
Xi’s path to power has been anything but boring, writes Jamil Anderlini
Jamil Anderlini profiles the men likely to run the country
China’s leader in waiting, ‘the people’s princeling’, is a popular choice, writes Geoff Dyer
Xi Jinping is expected to become president in 2013, writes Geoff Dyer
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