Kenneth Lieberthal

Brookings Institution

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Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of Bending History: Barack Obama's Foreign Policy

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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?

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China today began a week-long process of choosing new leadership for the next ten years.

China Launches Its Leadership Transition

China today began a week-long process of choosing new leadership for the next ten years.

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