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Deng Yuwen
The trade war won’t shake Xi Jinping’s grip on power in China – for now
- Deng Yuwen says the Chinese leader has been asserting his authority following biting criticism last year of his government’s handling of the trade conflict
- His power is secure, but surely a China that has celebrated 40 years of reform won’t regress to the days when one person could decide the country’s fate
Updated: 3:44am, 30 Jan, 2019

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Deng Yuwen is an independent political commentator and international relations scholar. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Nottingham, and also a member of council at the Beijing Reform and Development Institute.