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    <title>China Information</title>
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    <author>
      <name>Patrick O'Brien</name>
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    <issn>0920-203X</issn>
    <eissn>1741-590X</eissn>
    <updated>2026-01-03T18:47:11+00:00</updated>
    <rights license="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License</rights>
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