2020: A Pivotal Year for China

China’s leadership faces its most daunting challenges since the immediate post-Mao era

Chinese leader Xi Jinping joins a session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2018. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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“A wounded bear (or panda, in this instance),” the old saying goes, “is more dangerous than a healthy one.”