Jacques deLisle

University of Pennsylvania

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Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Deputy Director of its Center for the Study of Contemporary China; Director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute

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During Vice President Joe Biden's recent visit to China, he complained to the highest officials about the treatment of western reporters.

The Challenge of Getting the Truth about China

During Vice President Joe Biden's recent visit to China, he complained to the highest officials about the treatment of western reporters.

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China's trial of the century is not following the political script that was widely predicted.

Is China's Communist Party Putting Itself on Trial?

China's trial of the century is not following the political script that was widely predicted.

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