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A legal battle is brewing between Chinese companies and researchers who investigate human rights abuses. Lawsuits and threats ...

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China has changed under Xi Jinping, with implications for the entire world. But few outsiders understand much about Xi’s ...

In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...