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September 15, 2015

Americas
Latin America’s Middle Class

The first decade of the 21st century was a good one for Latin America. A recent Pew Research Center report estimates that some 63 million individuals entered the middle class, measured as earning bet…

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Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

July 23, 2015

China
China's Economic Readjustment

Experts discuss recent developments in the Chinese economy.

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Event by Gao Xiqing, Nicholas R. Lardy, David Daokui Li, and John C. Bussey

September 10, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Mali: MUJAO "Executes" Algerian Diplomat

One of the radical Islamic groups operating in northern Mali has announced the September 1 “execution” – read murder – of an Algerian diplomat captured in the city of Gao five months ago. The diploma…

Militiaman from the Ansar Dine Islamic group, who said they had come from Niger and Mauritania, ride on a vehicle at Kidal in northeastern Mali, June 16, 2012.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 20, 2012

China
Legendary Female Cyber Cop: What Do New ’Model Workers’ Tell Us About Chinese Cyber Policy?

There is a long tradition of the Chinese Communist Party acknowledging and honoring "model workers," selfless citizens who contribute to the building of modern China. While in the early years after t…

Sina Weibo Homepage of Gao Yuan, "The Legendary Female Cyber Cop."
Blog Post by Adam Segal Asia Unbound

November 23, 2021

China
China’s Disappeared: How Beijing Silences Critics

The Chinese government has used a variety of tactics to silence its critics. Could international attention on tennis player Peng Shuai’s case push Beijing to change?

In Brief by Jerome A. Cohen Asia Program