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March 10, 2013

Bloggers: Xi's Best Weapon or Worst Nightmare?

Brice Pedroletti, Worldcrunch

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China's incoming President has promised to tackle bribery and abuse of power. The country's digital citizen-reporters will hold him to his word.

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