The Rise and Fall of the EAST: MIT's Yasheng Huang on his new book
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Political Constraints: China vs. Western Europe
This chapter compares the political constraints faced by the Wai Li Emperor of China and Henry VIII of England, highlighting the role of religion in Henry VIII's battle for divorce and the absence of organized religion in China. It also discusses China's state-controlled religious affairs and the comparison to Vietnam's Catholic church.
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