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May 3, 2012

Did Realism Fail Chen Guangcheng?

Greg Scoblete, The Compass

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If I were a neoconservative, I certainly would be careful about throwing charges of "amorality" around.

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TAGGED: China, Realism, Chen Guangcheng

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