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n the internees potential as a mobilizing force for critics or reformers. Indeed, after years of intense pressure, the medium is drawing closer to Xi Jinping's ideal of an internet that is "clear and bright"24 Global reach Both Russia and China have launched ambitious and expensive projects to expand the

r of Freedom in the World. ON THE COVER Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in B

ding to which individual countries would independently choose their own path of cyber development" and "model of cyber regulation."16 In late 2015, Xi also made the baffling statement, "Freedom is what order is meant for, and order is the guarantee of freedom:16 Over the next several months, regu

.2° China added Time and the Economist to the list of blocked media websites in 2016, apparently in retaliation for articles that were critical of Xi Jinping's accumulation of power.21 In February 2016 visits to China Central Tele- vision (CCTV), the Xinhua news agency, and the Peoples Daily newspaper—the

ite their efforts to hollow out Venezuela's democratic infrastructure and their virulent anti-Americanism, the late Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, had no difficulty in finding American consultants who would repre- sent the interests of their government and the national oil company?' Richard

German Chancellor Angela Merkel "rejected calls for Europe to pick sides between the U.S. and China, in a nod to the plea made by Chinese President Xi Jinping a day earlier." Politico says the Biden Administration is "looking to group together democracies to contain China," but Merkel was "pointedly wary

Coalition. Under the headline "Merkel Sides With Xi On Avoiding Cold War Blocs," Politico Euron (1/26

and China, in a nod to the plea made by Chinese President Xi Jinping a day earlier." Politico says the Biden

rs when it comes to running the Covid response." Venezuela's Maduro Touts COVID Treatment. The AP (1/26, Rueda, Smith) reports Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "appears to be counting on yet another 'miracle' to save his citizens from COVID-19, promoting a secretive solution with no published scientific ev

ong's diminished autonomy and to call for the resignation of the island's China-backed leader. President Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29. (Susan Walsh/AP) -- The Financial Times has reported that Trump

esident Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the

eader. President Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the

airspace and that there have been 76 similar incidents this year: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has worked closely with Trump on trying to remove Nicolas Maduro from power, warned Caracas not to mess with U.S. planes: Prince George turned 6, and the palace shared some photos that Catherine, Duchess of Camb

ong's diminished autonomy and to call for the resignation of the island's China-backed leader. President Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G- 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29. (Susan Walsh/AP) EFTA00044475 -- The Financial Times has report

esident Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the

eader. President Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the

at there have been 76 similar incidents this year: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has worked closely with Trump on EFTA00044498 trying to remove Nicolas Maduro from power, warned Caracas not to mess with U.S. planes: Prince George turned 6, and the palace shared some photos that Catherine, Duchess of Camb

of receiving some $277 million in bribes," and "was among the highest-profile figures to fall from grace amid a sweeping crackdown on corruption by Xi Jinping, China's top leader." The limes adds that "the unusually harsh sentence could send a signal that Mr. Xi is not ready to ease his anticorruption cam

sweeping crackdown on corruption by Xi Jinping, China's top leader." The limes adds that "the unusually harsh sentence could send a signal that Mr. Xi is not ready to ease his anticorruption campaign, which he began shortly after he took control of the Communist Party in late 2012." Bloomberg (1/5

ation, 8.41M) provides similar coverage. Socialists Take Control Of Venezuela's Congress. The AP (1/5, Rueda, Goodman) reports "allies of President Nicolas Maduro retook control of Venezuela's congress Tuesday, the last institution in the country it didn't already control." The ruling socialist party "swept l

r of Freedom in the World. ON THE COVER Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in B

y, a basic assumption behind the report is that modern authoritarianism will be a lasting feature of geopolitics. Since 2012, both Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have doubled down on existing efforts to stamp out internal dissent, and both have grown more aggressive on the world stage. All despotic reg

ken the internet's potential as a mobilizing force for critics or reformers. Indeed, after years of intense pressure, the medium is drawing closer to Xi Jinping’s ideal of an internet that is “clear and bright." Global reach Both Russia and China have launched ambitious and expensive projects to expand the rea