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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

National League for Democracy (NLD), a remarkable turnaround in a country that until recently ranked among the world's most repressive. Voters in Sri Lanka ousted their increasingly author- itarian and divisive president Mahinda Rajapaksa, in favor of Maithripala Sirisena. Upon taking office, Sirisena

<https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/11/23/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-globalization.html> (11/23, Al, Myers, Bradsher, 18.61 M) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping "is pursuing a strategy to make the country's economy more self-sufficient, while making other places more dependent on it than ever." In "a flurry

ers, Bradsher, 18.61 M) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping "is pursuing a strategy to make the count

3, Al, Myers, Bradsher, 18.61 M) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping "is pursuing a strategy to make the count

ly packed cities and expansive hinterlands that struggle to access basic health care." India "has about triple the combined population of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh yet it has reported more than 10 times as many cases." According to Bloomberg, this "partly reflects how the pandemic has been handle

ountry's Openness But Adopts Aggressive Policies Dictating Terms. The New York Times (11/23, Al, Myers, Bradsher, 18.61M) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping "is pursuing a strategy to make the country's economy more self-sufficient, while making other places more dependent on it than ever." In "a flurry

ers, Bradsher, 18.61M) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping "is pursuing a strategy to make the count

23, Al, Myers, Bradsher, 18.61M) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping "is pursuing a strategy to make the count

ly packed cities and expansive hinterlands that struggle to access basic health care." India "has about triple the combined population of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh yet it has reported more than 10 times as many cases." According to Bloomberg, this "partly reflects how the pandemic has been handl

y if reform of the political system is put on the agenda will the economic system and the [environmental] management system be able to catch up." Xi Jinping and his colleagues, expected to take the reins of power in March, are all too aware of the depth of problems facing China, of which the smog is so

the toll on public health, it's estimated that environmental damage accounts for roughly 5 percent of annual GDP loss. Although incoming President Xi and many in the standing politburo are viewed as likely reformers, thus far there are few signs of a seachange in China's approach to development.

5 percent of annual GDP loss. Although incoming President Xi and many in the standing politburo are viewed as

ian countries as full members, with Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Iran and Mongolia holding "observer" status. Today Turkey—along with Belarus and Sri Lanka—rates as a "dialogue partner." Certainly Russia and Central Asia are important markets for Turkish construction, food and tourism industries. Its t

ational policy establishment, because if there is to be any new directive concerning China’s place in the world, it’s likely to be found somewhere in Xi Jinping’s 3,000 character report to this conference. Of course, the entire deliberations of the conference are not made public. Three-and-a-half years ago, on

ay that all these suddenly began after the 2014 Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs. Some began in the two years before then after Xi first became General Secretary in late 2012. And some have their antecedents in the late Hu Jintao period. But my point is that they all either began

declining to reach beyond its own narrowly defined core national interests as we have often seen in the past. China has also developed naval bases in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and now Djibouti (the latter with some 5,000 troops based there), as well as participating in naval exercises with the Russians in the Sea

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

er National League for Democracy (NLD), a remarkable turnaround in a country that until recently ranked among the world’s most repressive. Voters in Sri Lanka ousted their increasingly author- itarian and divisive president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, in favor of Maithripala Sirisena. Upon taking office, Sirisena