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2024 analysed: Xi Jinping's year

From a stuttering economy to an intensifying purge of the military, China’s president has faced many challenges in 2024. With a looming trade war with the United States and more clouds on the economic horizon, Professor Steve Tsang of the SOAS China Institute reflects on Xi Jinping’s year.


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