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Asia Abridged
Will Change Come to China?
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Asia Society
Though the cult of Mao Zedong has long subsided, there has been speculation that a personality cult is being crafted around Chinese President Xi Jinping, which comes amidst a sweeping crackdown on dissent. But is the public buying it? In this episode, former New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief Ed Wong speaks with the Center on U.S.-China Relations' Orville Schell about China’s “adaptive authoritarianism," the prospects for political change, and relations with the United States in the age of Trump.