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July 27, 2012

China's New Political Class: The People

Elizabeth Economy, The Diplomat

Chinese 'people power' has arrived.

As China’s top officials meet in Beidaihe to finalize their selections for the country’s new leadership, they are being overshadowed by a different, and increasingly potent, political class—the Chinese people.

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