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Kerry Brown is an associate fellow of Chatham House, and director of Strategic China Ltd. His most recent book is Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century (Anthem Press, 2007)
The pre-Olympic moment in China is a moment of surprise as well as emotion, finds Kerry Brown as he travels between two great cities
China's convulsive Olympic year has already connected its people to the world in new ways - and its surprises are not yet over, says Kerry Brown
Beijing's calmer attitude towards a Taiwanese election may herald a new opening in the tense cross-straits relationship, says Kerry Brown.
(This article was first published on 4 April 2008)
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