Why China Is Headed Off a Cliff

The former Foreign Affairs editor dissects the massive demographic and environmental tensions building in China and threatening its rise.

by

Jim Hoge

April 25, 2011

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The former Foreign Affairs editor dissects the massive demographic and environmental tensions building in China and threatening its rise.

Jim Hoge

Editor, Foreign Affairs Magazine

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