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Beijing is neither about to collapse nor take over the world
Speech marking anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s reform strikes defiant tone
The anniversary of ‘reform and opening’ has sparked a contest of narratives about who was responsible
Is China’s turn to harder authoritarianism compatible with continued robust growth?
Not all tycoons are equal in China, where capitalists face enduring suspicion
China’s leader takes his position alongside Mao in the Communist party pantheon
Goal of doubling size of economy in a decade locked government on path of heavy stimulus
With no clear successor, president stands at the beginning of a new era of dominance
President’s name written into Communist party constitution at start of second 5-year term
Having strengthened the Communist party, the president will use its congress to cement his position further. But his appetite for reform is uncertain
China regards the handover from Britain two decades ago as an unalloyed success
Twenty years after the handover, many younger residents no longer feel Chinese as divisions deepen with the mainland
Beijing is breaking old taboos, building a military base and intervening in hotspots overseas
Supporters warned to avoid online references in run-up to ex-leader’s 90th birthday
Critics fear the erosion of civic freedoms is denying space for grievances to be aired
The People’s Liberation Army has undergone a root-and-branch overhaul under the ‘commander-in-chief’
The president is wresting control of economic policy away from other parts of government
Figure at 145 per cent of GDP is ‘very high by any measure’, says IMF’s David Lipton
President Xi Jinping’s ‘strongman’ image invites painful comparisons with Mao Zedong
Holding on means hollowing out the institutions on which the future must be built
Beijing takes aim at red tape and taxes for ‘supply-side revolution’
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