1 Table of Contents: “... Surge: China's New National Supervisory Commission; 2. Talking (Up) Power; Forum · Power and Influence...”

2 “... and national ideals. The phrase is a loan translation: it follows the rendering of the 'American Dream'...”

3 “... that it shares in the destiny of the countries of the Asia and Pacific region, as well as of nations...”

4 “...'Speaking to the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in October 2022...”

5 “..., the stories present a richly textured portrait of a nation that in just forty years has lifted itself from...”

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