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Xi decade reshapes China's military, and the region
Xi decade reshapes China's military, and the region
by  AFP

During Xi Jinping's decade-long rule, China has built the world's largest navy, revamped the globe's biggest standing army, and amassed a nuclear and ballistic arsenal to trouble any foe. - Paper tiger no more - For years, the People's Liberation Army was seen as ill-equipped and ineffective -- disparaged by one historian as "the world's largest military museum".

How China's civil society collapsed under Xi
How China's civil society collapsed under Xi
by  AFP

Human rights activist Charles remembers a time when civil society was blossoming in China, and he could dedicate his time to helping improve the lives of people struggling in blue-collar jobs. Charles has fled China and several of his activist friends are in jail.

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