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| Wednesday, 1 January 2003 |
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China emerges in 2002 as more normal country with abnormal traits by Peter Harmsen China slowly edged towards normal-country status in 2002, even though
it stubbornly held on to some of the idiosyncracies of its past.The
world's most populous nation emerged as an increasingly predictable player
in world politics, while its domestic political system remained as arcane
as ever.Most strikingly, among the many issues left unresolved for 2003,
was the question whether Jiang Zemin, China's leader for 13 years, was
preparing to cling on to power.
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