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Sixty years ago Mao Zedong stood before a sea of people atop Tiananmen Gate proclaiming, in his high-pitched Hunan dialect, the founding of the People's Republic of China and that the "Chinese people have stood up!" The moment was marked with pride and hope. The communists' victory had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China at 60: The Road to Prosperity | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

China is on a roll, particularly when viewed over time. Visiting or living in China every year over the past three decades, I have had the personal opportunity to witness dramatic transformations. When I first went to China in 1979, vestiges of the Cultural Revolution were still evident: revolutionary slogans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China at 60: The Road to Prosperity | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

Will the Party's adaptability and the nation's continuing economic growth be sufficient to sustain it in power indefinitely? Perhaps. The CCP's sustenance to date has certainly surprised many leading China watchers. But, going forward, the major challenge to the Party will likely be its ability to deliver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China at 60: The Road to Prosperity | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

Given all the science that tells us about empathy in animals and in ourselves, why do you think the idea persists that at bottom we're competitive backstabbers? It was established at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when probably it was useful to have a picture of humans as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Humans Actually Selfish? | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

Mr. President, during the summer you blamed foreign elements, foreign reporters, foreign governments, for the protests that followed the election. The foreign press is gone from Iran, but the protests continue so I would like to know what you think is behind them and why heroes of the Islamic revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME's Interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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