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

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Democracy Is the Worst Form of Government in the World

Fareed Zakaria: China has reverted to autocratic norm under Xi Jinping. He says the country's founding fathers created a system that protected individual rights and prevented religious hegemony. This abstract idea of government, largely created by America, has spread across the world in countries rich and poor, he says. Zakaria: Does it seem that these protests are dying down because of a mixture of repression? And some easing off the zero-covid policy?

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