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China’s new age of swagger and paranoia
It wants to be a “strong tiger” not a “fat cat”
SHOULD THE world admire or fear China’s model of governance? Since this column was launched in September 2018 that question has become more urgent, as Xi Jinping declares it time for China to “move closer to the centre stage” of world affairs.
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This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “China’s rise divides the world”
From the August 31st 2024 edition
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