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China, Russia, and the search for or fear of pluralistic democracy, balanced development, and concern about corruption.
12/11/2007
The German book fair and other situations where China is faced with pluralistic options but fears them. And Medvedev's criticism and dialogue on the issues Russia faces in lack of pluralistic democracy and the need for the individual to play a bigger role in Russian life. The approaches in the two societies, problems and opportunities.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 05.09.2013
Ex-Aide to Medvedev and Putin Out at Kremlin
New York Times 05.08.2013
Mayor's Rival Contests Moscow Vote Result
Wall Street Journal 09.09.2013
Xia Yeliang: The China Americans Don't See
Wall Street Journal 10.26.2013
Chinese Activists Challenge Beijing by Going to Dinner
Wall Street Journal 11.07.2013
New York Times 10.22.2010
Peopleâs Daily Article Appears to Rebuke Wen Jiabao
New York Times 10.27.2010
A Puzzle Over Intentions of Russia’s President
New York Times 05.03.2009
A Response to President Xi Jinping
New York Times 11.12.2014
Boris Nemtsov, Putin Foe, Is Shot Dead in Shadow of Kremlin
New York Times 02.27.2015
Russia and China: An uneasy friendship
Economist 05.09.2015
Excerpts From an Interview With Dmitri A. Medvedev
New York Times 12.11.2007
In Putin's Past, Glimpses Of Russia's Hardline Future
Wall Street Journal 12.21.2007
Medvedev Reveals Little, Save Loyalty
Wall Street Journal 02.28.2008
New York Times 05.07.2008
Medvedev Targets Russian Courts
Wall Street Journal 05.21.2008
Small Victory for Speech in Russia
Wall Street Journal 05.28.2008
Sports Success Helps Renew Patriotism in Russia
Wall Street Journal 06.28.2008
A Role for Merkel as a Bridge to Russia
New York Times 08.25.2008
Despite Crisis, Germany Sees Russia as Land of Opportunity
New York Times 10.25.2008
Pentagon Chief Sees Opportunities In Russia and the War on Terrorism
Washington Post 01.05.2009
Russian Orthodox Church Elects Outspoken Patriarch
New York Times 01.28.2009
Kremlin Ally Calls for Symbolic Gesture to West
New York Times 02.19.2009
Obama Offered Deal to Russia in Secret Letter
New York Times 03.03.2009
Dmitry A. Medvedev - Russia's President on Building Russian-U.S. Bonds
Washington Post 03.31.2009
Russia: President Interviewed by Opposition Paper
New York Times 04.16.2009
Medvedev Chooses Critic for an Interview Debut
Wall Street Journal 04.15.2009
Obama Resets Ties to Russia, but Work Remains
New York Times 07.08.2009
Biden Says Weakened Russia Will Bend to U.S.
Wall Street Journal 07.25.2009
In a Visit, Putin Tries to Ease Rifts With Poland
New York Times 09.02.2009
Ikea Tries to Build Public Case Against Russian Corruption
New York Times 09.12.2009
NATO Chief Proposes Joint Effort With Russia on Missile Defense
Washington Post 09.18.2009
White House Scraps Bush’s Approach to Missile Shield
New York Times 09.18.2009
Medvedev Blasts Russian System
Wall Street Journal 09.16.2009
German Book Fair's Dissident Guests Roil China
Wall Street Journal 09.21.2009
Chinese Economy Treads Risky Path. (Ask Japan.)
New York Times 05.25.2010
Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy
New York Times 05.29.2010
Wall Street Journal 06.18.2010
Putin Shows Russia He Is at the Wheel
Wall Street Journal 08.31.2010
A Weakened Russia Looks to Europe
Wall Street Journal 09.11.2010
David Ignatius - Will China keep rising or succumb to its paranoia?
Washington Post 10.25.2010
Villagerâs Suspicious Death Ignites Fury in China
New York Times 12.28.2010
China: Apology for Farmer Locked in Mental Wards
New York Times 12.28.2010
Despite anti-corruption drive, scandals plague Communist leaders in China
Washington Post 12.31.2010
Wall Street Journal 01.14.2011
Chinaâs Railway Minister Loses Post in Corruption Inquiry
New York Times 02.12.2011
Dmitry Medvedev on Investment and Security in Russia
BusinessWeek 01.28.2011
Ai Weiwei Takes Role of Chinaâs Conscience
New York Times 04.05.2011
Russia's fake politics: Medvedev keeps mum
Economist 05.21.2011
Wall Street Journal 06.14.2011
Russia Bars Opposition Party From Elections
Wall Street Journal 06.23.2011
The Ancient Roots of Chinese Liberalism
Wall Street Journal 07.06.2011
China's new leaders: The princelings are coming
Economist 06.25.2011
China Jails Journalist Who Reported on Corruption
New York Times 07.29.2011
The mood of Russia: Time to shove off
Economist 09.10.2011
Son’s Scandal Engulfs Chinese General
Wall Street Journal 09.13.2011
China's Lessons From Mexico and Japan
Wall Street Journal 09.13.2011
New York Times 09.14.2011
Dmitry Medvedev asks Vladimir Putin to run for president of Russia - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09.24.2011
Putin Urges Using Dialogue, Not 'Truncheons'
Wall Street Journal 09.24.2011
Putin Will Seek Second Stint as Russian President in 2012
New York Times 09.24.2011
Finance Minister Will Quit Russian Government
New York Times 09.25.2011
Candidacy Shows Putin's Confidence
Wall Street Journal 09.26.2011
After Official Is Ousted, Kremlin Adds a Warning
New York Times 09.27.2011
Putin Honors Journalist Beaten After Corruption Exposés
New York Times 11.01.2011
Wall Street Journal 11.12.2011
China In Ten Words - By Yu Hua.Translated by Allan H. Barr - Book Review
New York Times 11.10.2011
New York Times 11.15.2011
A Discussion of Russiaâs Future is Long on Pessimism
New York Times 11.22.2011
Wall Street Journal 11.26.2011
Returning to China, Engineer Finds Jail and Then Limbo
New York Times 11.26.2011
Wall Street Journal 12.05.2011
United Russia Leads in Elections, But Its Majority Shrinks
New York Times 12.04.2011
Kremlin Backers Challenge Protesters
Wall Street Journal 12.07.2011
In protests, two Russias face off - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12.08.2011
New York Times 12.08.2011
Web Problems Plague Russia Critics
Wall Street Journal 12.12.2011
Land Dispute in China Town Sparks Revolt
Wall Street Journal 12.15.2011
Medvedev Urges Reform of Russian Political System
New York Times 12.17.2011
Russia Inc.'s Love-Hate Thing for Putin
BusinessWeek 12.15.2011
New York Times 12.18.2011
Russia’s Medvedev calls for reforms, end to corruption - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12.22.2011
Critics Deride Medvedev Overhauls
Wall Street Journal 12.23.2011
We all have a stake in China’s real estate bubble - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12.24.2011
New York Times 12.23.2011
New York Times 12.25.2011
Medvedev Promotes Members of Hard-Line Faction in Russia
New York Times 12.28.2011
Russian Orthodox Church Turns From Kremlin Ally to Critic
New York Times 12.29.2011
Russians Rally for Jailed Protester Sergei Udaltsov
New York Times 12.29.2011
Russia’s protests: First we take Sakharov Avenue
Economist 12.31.2011
New York Times 01.31.2012
Wall Street Journal 02.03.2012
Sergei Kolesnikov Aims to Expose Corruption of Putin Era
New York Times 02.03.2012
Vladimir Putin: My vision for a better Russia - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02.09.2012
Russia Plans to Retry Dead Lawyer Sergei L. Magnitsky in Tax Case
New York Times 02.07.2012
In China, will transition bring real change? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02.11.2012
Protest Leaders See a Tepid Kremlin Outreach
Wall Street Journal 02.21.2012
China Urged to Continue Reforms for Growth
New York Times 02.23.2012
Anti-Putin protesters encircle Moscow - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03.01.2012
The Man Vladimir Putin Fears Most
Wall Street Journal 03.03.2012
Washington Post 03.04.2012
Wall Street Journal 03.05.2012
Kremlin Puts Off Political Opening
Wall Street Journal 03.08.2012
How Russia’s urban middle class can bring an end to Putinism - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03.09.2012
Chinese Lawyers Chafe at New Oath to Communist Party
New York Times 03.22.2012
Political Risk Casts New Shadow Over China
Wall Street Journal 03.25.2012
New York Times 04.16.2012
Donât Believe Chinaâs Promises
New York Times 05.04.2012
George W. Bush: The Arab Spring and American Ideals
Wall Street Journal 05.17.2012
Blind Chinese Dissident Leaves on Flight for U.S.
New York Times 05.19.2012
Report Says Support for Putin Is Dropping
Wall Street Journal 05.23.2012
New York Times 05.29.2012
Russia Accuses Activist of Embezzlement
Wall Street Journal 08.01.2012
For Russians, Corruption Is Just a Way of Life
New York Times 08.18.2012
Russian Parliament Silences Opposition Lawmaker
New York Times 09.28.2012
Putinâs United Russia Party Dominates Regional Elections
New York Times 10.15.2012
Family of Wen Jiabao Holds a Hidden Fortune in China
New York Times 10.25.2012
Moscow Had 'Mixed Feelings' on TNK-BP Deal, Putin Says
Wall Street Journal 10.25.2012
Chinese Communist Party Faces Calls for Democracy
New York Times 11.10.2012
Corruption in China Military Poses Test
New York Times 11.14.2012
Vowing Change, Chinaâs Leader Airs Other Message in Private
New York Times 02.14.2013
Wall Street Journal 02.27.2013
The Deeply Odd Lives of Chinese Bureaucrats
Wall Street Journal 03.14.2013
Xi Argues for Closer Cooperation With Russia
New York Times 03.23.2013
With Case Reopened, the Russian Activist Aleksei Navalny Expects the Worst
New York Times 03.27.2013
Gorbachev Attacks Putin and His Restrictions
New York Times 04.01.2013
Vladimir Putin: For Trump and Against Merkel | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 08.13.2016
Anti-corruption demonstrations sweep across Russia
The Economist 03.29.2017
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