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    New Leadership in China

    China's leadership change is a two-week process that began with praise for the work of the past year by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. But outgoing President Hu Jintao then listed the multitude of problems that face his successors.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    China's leadership change is a two-week process that began with praise for the work of the past year by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. But outgoing President Hu Jintao then listed the multitude of problems that face his successors. Unsustainable development, gaping income inequality, corruption, pollution and dominant state-owned enterprises that stifle innovation are just some of the issues mentioned by Hu. Has he been a failure? That's a question raised by Matt Schiavenza in The Atlantic magazine.

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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    The GOP Still Looks for a Way Forward
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    3. 7:56The Republican Party Struggles to Define Its Identity
    4. 42:37New Leadership in ChinaYou’re reading this
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