China is now an empire in denial

jul 16th, 2009

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From: Shahryar

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/414f6e50-6fd4-11de-b835-00144feabdc0.html   China is now an empire in denial By Gideon Rachman   Published: July 13 2009 19:06 | Last updated: July 13 2009 19:06   When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it suddenly became obvious that the USSR had never been a proper country. It was a multinational empire held together by force. Might we one day say the same of China? ... deleted