The Australian, 1 June 2012

AS senior leaders are purged and retired provincial officials publicly call for Politburo members to be removed, it has become clear that China is at a crossroads. China’s future no longer looks to be determined by its hugely successful economy, which has turned the country into a world power in a single generation. Instead, the country’s murky and increasingly fractured politics are now driving its fate.

One need look no further than the ongoing power struggle in the run-up to the planned leadership changes later this year, or official figures showing that rural protests have been increasing at the same rate as China’s GDP.

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