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Friedman September 15, 2012 -- Beijing -- HERE is the story of today's China in five brief news items. STORY NO. 1 For most of the last two weeks, Xi Jinping, the man tapped to become China's new Communist Party leader, was totally out of sight. That's right. The man designated to become China's next lea

n his whereabouts or explain his absence, rumors here were flying. Had he fallen ill? Was there infighting in the Communist Party? I have a theory: Xi started to realize how hard the job of running China will be in the next decade and was hiding under his bed. Who could blame him? Chinese officia

wide now as it was when President Obama flew to Cairo; things are not getting better. Mr. Mead is a professor of foreign affairs and humanities at Bard College. His blog, Via Meadia, appears at the American Interest Online. Artick 2. Washington Post EFTA00657285 Next up in the Middle East mess? Saudi

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and Princeton University before returning to Harvard in 2001. She is also the recipient of honorary degrees from Brown University, Duke University, Bard College, and the University of Antwerp. PETER RAVEN Peter H. Raven, a leading botanist and advocate of conservation and biodiversity with a notably interna

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nd Princeton University before returning to Harvard in 2001. She is also the recipient of honorary degrees from Brown University, Duke University, Bard College, and the University of Antwerp. PETER RAVEN Peter H. Raven, a leading botanist and advocate of conservation and biodiversity with a notably intern

the first time since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, =hina's most important reins of power have been handed over at the same t=me to a single man: Xi linping (pictured, centre, above). The decision, re=ealed on November 15th, that Hu Jintao has stepped down not only as the Co=munist Party's genera

once again in a worl= where nuclear weapons count. 8 EFTA_R1_01322080 EFTA02348248 Mr. Mead is a professor of foreign affairs and humanities at Bard College a=d editor-at-large of the American Interest. Article 6. The Economist China's leaders: Changing guard Nov 17th 2012 -- FOR the first time since