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Xi Jinping has done away with the meritocratic system introduced by Deng.
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Belt and Road criticised
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Beijing knows no bounds
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Stern Hu’s fate a cautionary tale
Stern Hu likely regularly reviewed his prison’s noticeboard for sentence reductions, then walked away despondently.
Clear china policy needed
We can’t let disagreement and distance become Australia’s official strategy for China relations by default.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/rowan-callick/page/15