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China’s controversial participation at Frankfurt Book Fair shows the limits
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Study of a comprehensive database gives a surprising answer
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Coping With Digital Revolution: China Offers Green Dam, Iran Faces Neda

Despite many counter-measures and filters, digital democracy continues to trouble authoritarian regimes
Guobin Yang
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Population: Some Boom, Some Decline

Wildly varying fertility rates among nations threaten global stability
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Unlike the past three occasions, China faces new global challenges to its preeminence
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The nation cracks down on political dissent
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MH370 Amuses as Syria Suffers

Television news tries to entertain
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Laos in Danger of Losing Jobs, Culture as Chinese Pour In

Unusual report from Chinese newspaper reflects on rapid loss of culture and control
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