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The Oct. 11 Petition and Political Reform in China

Oct 14, 2010 | 12:27 GMT

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Summary

A group of 23 notable Chinese public figures sent a petition to the Communist Party calling for greater political freedoms. The development comes as talk of political reform in China is on the rise. However, Beijing is not mobbing toward substantial changes, but is rather using the discussion to promote its interests.

Talk of political reform in China mostly is geared toward bringing political benefits to various players in the existing system rather than toward concrete action....

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