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Xué Xinran: Why China won’t conquer the world (4)

Its young are incapable, its old are exhausted, and box-ticking bureaucrats make life hell. China, a superpower? First it needs to grow up, says acclaimed author Xué Xinran Is China going to oust the United States as the world’s superpower? … Continue reading

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China considers legalising secret detentions

AFP – China is considering changes to its criminal law that human rights activists said Saturday would effectively legalise the forced disappearance of dissidents. Proposed amendments to “residential surveillance” laws would allow police to hold suspects in secret locations in … Continue reading

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