Elite China think-tank issues political reform blueprint


	Elite China think-tank issues political reform blueprint

kmcolo

2-26-2008 4:59 PM

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china, great firewall of china, markets, liberalization

kmcolo says:

At least from my outside perspective, this looks like the real deal. Looks like another case of market liberalization leading to political liberalization. We'll see, maybe even in my lifetime.

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