China's Political Landscape

Chinese politics may come off as monolithic, but does the East actually have a variety of persuasions a la Ralph Nader and Rush Limbaugh? Author Mark Leonard unpacks the spectrum of contemporary Chinese political thought in his new book, What Does China Think?. Plus Al Qaeda in its own words, and a New Jersey High School student takes on the system, one textbook title at a time.

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