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Tiananmen at 25

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Twenty-five years ago, student-led protests on Tiananmen Square came close to toppling the Chinese Communist Party, leading to a violent crackdown and martial law. Given the CCP's enduring hold on power, and China's economic and geopolitical rise in the ensuing years, what significance – if any – does the 1989 pro-democracy movement have today?

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    Jun 3, 2014 Minxin Pei asks whether the Chinese Communist Party can rule for another quarter-century.

  2. China Sets America’s Mental Trap
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    May 29, 2014 Zhang Jun assesses China's options for maintaining an equilibrium between financial risk and economic growth.

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