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    Politics in the Other Superpower

    While the world waits to see if there will be leadership change in Washington, in China it's guaranteed, but nothing is out in the open. The Communist Party is about to start meeting behind closed doors to endorse the tiny group who will run the number two superpower for the next ten years.

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

    While the world waits to see if there will be leadership change in Washington, in China it's guaranteed, but nothing is out in the open. The Communist Party is about to start meeting behind closed doors to endorse the tiny group who will run the number two superpower for the next ten years. The biggest turnover since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976 -- and only its fifth generation of leaders since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949 -- will have worldwide consequences, though nobody knows just what to expect. We hear about murder, corruption, public unrest and the uncertain future of the "economic miracle."

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    Leadership Change at China's 18th Communist Party Congress
    1. 0:00Long Lines, Voting Irregularities and Possible Recounts
    2. 7:21Politics in the Other SuperpowerYou’re reading this
    3. 43:58California, Ballot Measures and Dark Money
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Adam Minter

      author of the book “"Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale."

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      James Fallows

      Atlantic

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      Gordon G. Chang

      Daily Beast / Forbes

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Leadership Change at China's 18th Communist Party Congress
    1. 0:00Long Lines, Voting Irregularities and Possible Recounts
    2. 7:21Politics in the Other SuperpowerYou’re reading this
    3. 43:58California, Ballot Measures and Dark Money
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