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Kerry Brown

Kerry Brown is an associate fellow of Chatham House, and director of Strategic China Ltd. His most recent book is Struggling Giant: China in the 21st Century (Anthem Press, 2007)

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China’s nervous transition

The milk-powder scandal and chill global economic winds are dampening post-Olympics euphoria and setting a new test for China's political leadership, says Kerry Brown.

(This article was published on 22 September 2008)

China changes itself: an Olympics report

The Beijing Olympics reveal an unexpected aspect of China where power and vulnerability mingle. The political consequences will soon emerge, says Kerry Brown.