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China is now an empire in denial

By Gideon Rachman

Published: July 13 2009 19:06 | Last updated: July 13 2009 19:06

An illustration depicting China

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it suddenly became obvious that the USSR had never been a proper country. It was a multinational empire held together by force. Might we one day say the same of China?

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