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March 8, 2012

Reform in the Air in Beijing

Gordon Chang, Around Asia

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The Party Congress, to be held sometime this fall, will set China's direction for the next decade. At the event, the party will, among other things, select a new Central Committee, the body that presides over the organization between congresses.

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