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The most widespread protests in China since 1989 + an exclusive with the U.S. Commerce Secretary

Fareed Zakaria GPS

CHAPTER

The Importance of Freedom of Choice

Unlike autocrats, democratic leaders face persistent pressure to change policy. More than 200 million Chinese people have a college education and know how to use smartphones. Iran's rooting elites believe that their fundamentalist version of Islam must be enforced. In Russia, we see how a similarly closed and unresponsive decision-making process can lead to disaster.

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