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Richard Blumenthal: “The period of reform and opening, which Deng Xiaoping began in 1978... ended probably 10 years ago.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
The period of reform and opening, which Deng Xiaoping began in 1978... ended probably 10 years ago.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses the end of China's economic reforms and the return to state dominance.

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