"One of the characteristics of New Labour -……" — Martin Jacques
"One of the characteristics of New Labour - and Miliband is irredeemably of that species - is that, in the guise of a new liberal language, it has adopted the age-old default mode of British foreign policy, namely military intervention."
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76 Quotes by Martin Jacques
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The Chinese view the state, not just as an intimate member of the family ... but as the head of…
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For 200 years, the West has been so dominant in the world that it's not really needed to understand other…
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It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the…
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Our ascendancy of the past two centuries - first Europe and then the U.S. - has bred a western-centric mentality:…
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China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but…
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More than 90% of Chinese believe themselves to be Han. Of course, such a vast population is derived from countless…
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There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are…
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The two ethnic groups that remain fundamentally different from the Han Chinese - in terms of history, culture, language, religion…
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