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Will Geng-Zi’s Turmoil Produce Changes in China and Iran?

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Will Geng-Zi’s Turmoil Produce Changes in China and Iran?
A man wearing a face mask walks past an installation for the recent Lunar New Year of the Rat, at Yu Park in Shanghai on Feb. 6, 2020. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Ledeen
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One topic has now set tongues wagging in the world of Chinese intellectuals. According to the Chinese astrology chart, 2020 is the year of Geng-Zi, or the metal rat, which comes once every 60 years.

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Michael Ledeen
Michael Ledeen
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Michael Ledeen is freedom scholar at Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He has served as a consultant to the National Security Council and the departments of State and Defense, and as a special adviser to the Secretary of State. He is the author of 35 books, most recently “Field of Fight: How to Win the War Against Radical Islam and its Allies,” co-authored with retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn.
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