Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the party to return to its "original mission" as China's economic, social and cultural leader and carry out the " rejuvenation of the great Chinese nation." To support its plans, Xi's government has launched anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns to tighten its control over internet giants that looked too big and potentially independent.
A new book argues that the year of Margaret Thatcher's election, 1979, was one of those epic turning points in history; like 1789. The year of the French Revolution.
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As China's population ages, many consider overturning the country's controversial policy.