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Comparing China and the West</B></CENTER>
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This article has been revised and expanded into a 30-Part Mini-Series on Government and Democracy. <A HREF="http://www.bearcanada.com/china/chinagovernmentanddemocracy.html">You can access it here</A>.<BR><BR>
 

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