Roundtable: Democracy, Sooner or Later?

Pei, Minxin

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Roundtable: Democracy, Sooner or Later?

Minxin Pei participated in a Frontline online roundtable discussion, "Democracy, Sooner or Later?" assessing the prospects for democracy in China.

By Minxin Pei

Published on Feb 14, 2003

Source: Carnegie

Minxin Pei participated in a Frontline online roundtable discussion, "Democracy, Sooner or Later?" The roundtable is a companion to the PBS Frontline documentary "China in the Red" that aired on February 13, 2003. Click here for roundtable discussion.

About the Author

Minxin Pei

Former Adjunct Senior Associate, Asia Program

Pei is Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College.

Recent Work

In The Media
How China Can Avoid the Next Conflict
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In The Media
Small Change
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China Political Reform

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