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Beyond the 'fiscal cliff': 6 reasons to be optimistic about America's future
As Americans take stock of 2012 and gear up for 2013, it's tempting to adopt "decline think" about the country, especially since there is still no deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of steep budget cuts and tax increases. But here are six reasons Americans should still be optimistic about their future.
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Who are China's next leaders?
On Nov. 15, the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party – the group that rules China presented itself to the world. Here are the bios of the seven men who take the reins of China.
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China's Vice President Xi is in town: what 6 international newspapers say
Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:
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China clamps down on Internet restrictions
The Chinese government issued new rules Friday handing Internet companies a greater role in Internet censorship in a country where the Internet offers a rare opportunity for debate.
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Beyond the 'fiscal cliff': 6 reasons to be optimistic about America's future
As Americans take stock of 2012 and gear up for 2013, it's tempting to adopt "decline think" about the country, especially since there is still no deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of steep budget cuts and tax increases. But here are six reasons Americans should still be optimistic about their future.
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China's new leaders to tighten Internet restrictions
This week, China's legislature considered a measure that would require Internet users to register their real names, just one of several efforts by the new communist leadership to tighten control over the Internet.
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Focus
Which world hot spots will clamor for Obama's attention?Obama is unequivocal about his intent to refocus on US domestic issues during his second term. But the world is not likely to cooperate. Here are seven foreign-policy challenges already bearing down on him.
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The Monitor's View: Making the world flat-out against corruption
The latest ranking of perceived corruption among nations doesn't show much change. But other evidence points to a grassroots rebellion against graft in hopes of a culture of honesty.
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Exclusive: How a Chinese prisoner release reveals business as usual at 'black jail'
A Monitor investigation reveals that Tuesday's announced freedom for 70,000 prisoners was really just a regular release of several hundred petitioners.
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Terrorism & Security
And the most corrupt nation this year is.... (+video)It's a tie between Afghanistan, North Korea, and Somalia. Elsewhere, bankrupt Greece, one-party China, and various 'Arab Spring' nations stand out in Transparency International's annual rankings.
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China's leadership change is disturbing the corridors of power
Officials at some top-level Chinese government meetings have been banned from simply reading their notes and have been encouraged to engage in real discussion.
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China's challenge with corruption
China's leaders have been decrying corruption - and doing very little about it - for decades. But some corruption experts say there may be reason for a little more hope this time around.
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Will China's new leaders implement bold reforms?
China's Communist Party transitioned to new leadership peacefully on Thursday. Rapid growth over the past decade has left the Chinese public wanting more. Will the new government deliver?
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The Monitor's View: China's new leaders can't rule by pedigree
Xi Jinping, the new leader of the Communist Party, takes power along with others as descendants of Mao's revolutionary elite. But China needs rulers open to change, not those who cling to hereditary privilege.
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Xi Jinping: A one-time 'princeling' takes China's reins (+video)
The son of a former top Communist Party official, China's President-to-be Xi Jinping is considered a cautious reformer.
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Xi Jinping takes China's reins. Will he promote political reform? (+video)
Xi Jinping, the new leader of the Communist Party, is considered to be reform-minded, but the party's new leadership team is dominated by change-wary conservatives.
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New leadership in China, but same old decision-making problems
China's transition to new leadership may portray a decisive nation to the rest of the world, but internally Chinese politics often make policy decisions a slow-going process.
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Opinion: Different China, same risky political system
At China's Communist Party congress, outgoing President Hu Jintao made a frank appraisal of challenges faced by the party. But he ruled out any evolution toward a more open and accountable political system. China has yet to learn from South Korea and Taiwan.
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Who are China's next leaders?
On Nov. 15, the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party – the group that rules China presented itself to the world. Here are the bios of the seven men who take the reins of China.
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China: No surprises in congress
Those predicted to take leadership roles in China's Communist Party have done so, reports Xinhua news agency. Further appointments will take place on Thursday. The Party's leaders will dictate the direction of the country's economic and political policies in the coming years.
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From taboo to hot topic: China leadership talks about corruption
Once too sensitive to be discussed in public, corruption is now the subject of editorials in state-owned media and even featured at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress this week.
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Stocks fall. Obama win? No, Europe.
Stocks got a short-lived boost from Barack Obama's re-election Wednesday, but concerns over a divided Congress and grim economic news out of Europe left stocks poised for a retreat.
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The Monitor's View: China’s backroom politics
While US presidential candidates openly campaigned to win votes, China’s new leaders were chosen in secret by a shadowy elite.
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Beneath the hype: What, actually, will China's party congress do? (+video)
The Communist Party Congress most certainly will laud President Hu’s review of China's accomplishments over his past five years in office.
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Will China be forced to change its secretive leadership process? (+video)
Profound disarray ahead of the key Chinese Party Congress is leading to speculation that a selection process once dominated by a single strong leader will have to become more competitive.
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Briefing
Who are China's potential new leaders?China's once-a-decade power transition in November may promote these five party members.
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Bo Xilai did 'massive harm' to China's Communist Party, say officials (+video)
Bo Xilai, the disgraced Chinese politician facing prison time in a scandal involving the murder of a British businessman, has been expelled from the Communist Party, which is undergoing a once-in-a-decade generational transition of power.
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Terrorism & Security
Concerns mount as Japan, China island dispute shows no sign of easing (+video)Twelve Chinese vessels have moved to the waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea to patrol and enforce the law, according to Chinese state media.
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