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John Delury

John Delury is director of the China Boom Project at the Asia Society, New York.

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Turning North Korea Around

John Delury Series: The Asian Century

2009-11-17

As formal negotiations over the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula look set to resume, talk of a “grand bargain” remains unfortunately just that – talk. To speed the process, the US and other powers need to pursue constructive engagement with North Korea to encourage economic transition and integration with the global economy.... read

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Tiananmen Square Revisited

John Delury Series: China Stands Up

2009-05-20

As China looms ever larger in the world economy, it is worth remembering that 20 years ago, the People’s Republic almost fell apart. By reunifying the Communist Party leadership and re-establishing solidarity between the Party and the urban masses, the crisis consolidated the Party's rule, and accelerated China’s momentum down its current path of rapid economic growth.... read

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Will America’s Pain be China’s Gain?

John Delury Series: China Stands Up

2008-10-22

Wall Street’s wipeout should be the final push China needs to get out of the business of financing American debt. If so, China may start using its huge surplus of foreign-exchange reserves – the largest in the world, at $1.8 trillion – to boost domestic spending.... read

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Why is China Booming?

John Delury Series: China Stands Up

2008-02-25

Few observers looking in 1978 at the smoldering embers of the Cultural Revolution, or at the seeming ruination of the post-1989 years, thought China would emerge as the lightning rod of the world’s developmental hopes. Paradoxically, the Cultural Revolution itself may have planted the seeds of today's capitalist miracle.... read

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