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t-large of the American Interest. Article 6. The Economist China's leaders: Changing guard Nov 17th 2012 -- FOR 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 dec

pt the military =ost for a couple of years after leaving the Politburo, ostensibly to ensur= a smooth transition. Not since Hua Guofeng took over on Mao's death hav= both jobs been transferred simultaneously. Hua turned out to be little more than a transitional figure. Few people exp=ct Mr Xi to be

ted themselves to helping end Syria'= misery, including the United States, must immediately do two things to he=p prevent a violent backlash against Alawites and other minorities. First, they must 5 EFTA_R1_01322077 EFTA02348245 impress upon the newly united Syrian opposition that support dep=nds on s

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certain frisson that attaches to the loathing of Jews and of Israel by the chic folk who express it and cotton to it, like those who carried around Mao's "Little Red Book" in a previous generation or wore a Che Guevara sweatshirt long after everyone knew he was a murderer. In the last few months an

sition." In meetings with dissidents, Ford is said to have stressed that the opposition must reach out to minorities, such as Christians, Druze and Alawites, who fear that a post-Assad regime will be dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood. With U.S. encouragement, the opposition hopes to hold a meeting in

certain frisson that attaches to the loathing of Jews and of Israel by the chic folk who express it and cotton to it, like those who carried around Mao's "Little Red Book" in a previous generation or wore a Che Guevara sweatshirt long after everyone knew he was a murderer. In the last few months an

sition." In meetings with dissidents, Ford is said to have stressed that the opposition must reach out to minorities, such as Christians, Druze and Alawites, who fear that a post-Assad regime will be dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood. With U.S. encouragement, the opposition hopes to hold a meeting in