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Hu Jintao has been keen to emphasize ‘fairness’ in China. But has the message reached the ears of many of the country’s officials?

Without the openness that comes with democracy, China’s relations with the US and its neighbours are destined to be tense at best.

China could yet become a superpower. But a surging economy can’t mask social strains that only political reform can address.

Expect it by 2030, says Chatham House senior fellow Kerry Brown. But in the short-term, things might get a little rough.

Chatham House fellow and Wall Street Journal blogger Yiyi Lu says some of the conventional wisdom on China just isn’t very wise.